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Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Complex, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
Area: Lodhi Road Area Events
Event Description : Ahimsa: Gandhi – The Power of the Powerless
As part of FILMS OF THE SPIRIT Series.
Year: 2019
Duration: 1 hour 43 mins.
Language: English
Directed by Ramesh Sharma, award-winning and Emmy nominated filmmaker
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Ramesh Sharma and Ashis Nandy
The film commemorates the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It documents the impact of the Gandhian philosophy of non-violence on some of the seminal global political movements of the 20th century, underscoring why Ahimsa remains the most powerful tool for conflict resolution in the intractable conflicts of contemporary times. The feature documentary weaves together rare archival footage and interviews with world-renowned scholars, biographers, Civil Rights activists, Nobel Laureates and family members of Mahatma Gandhi, to craft a compelling narrative of the impact of non-violence across diverse global contexts
Curator: Rajiv Mehrotra
Collaboration: Foundation for Universal Responsibility of H.H. the Dalai Lama; and National Film Archive of India, Pune
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