OCCASION : Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday > 10:30am on 18th July 2018

Venue : Gandhi King Memorial Plaza & C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Complex, India International Centre (IIC)

Time : 10:30 am Add to Calendar 18/07/2018 10:30 18/07/2018 12:15 Asia/Kolkata OCCASION : Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday Event Page : https://www.delhievents.com/2018/07/occasion-commemoration-nelson-mandela-iic.html Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza and C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Complex, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)
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Venue : Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza and C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Complex, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003

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Event Description : To Mark Mandela International  Centenary Day 2018, Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 100th Birthday

At Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza: 10:30 to 11:00
Commemoration Service
Songs by School Choirs from Delhi NCR

At  C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium: 11:00 to 12:15
Mandela Katha Mala
“No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart that its opposite.” – Nelson Mandela from his autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom, published in 1994

Message from the UN Secretary General to be read by Mr. Derk Segaar, Director, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

Speakers: H.E. Dr. Hlamalani Nelly Manzini, High Commissioner of South Africa; Ambassador Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa and United Kingdom, and Honorary Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies, London; and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

Interactive session with students of schools from Delhi NCR

Foyer  outside the Auditorium

Madiba and His Struggle
An exhibition of paintings by students of Bluebells School International

Organised as part of Taking Children to Gandhi series that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development

Collaboration: Gandhi Yuva Baradari; United Nations Information Centre; and Working Group on Alternative Strategies

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