Commemoration of the 97th Birthday of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and the 56th anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

Date and Time: Wednesday, 21 January 2026, 10am

Entry: Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

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Venue: C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003, India

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Event Description: Commemoration of the 97th Birthday of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and the 56th anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

 

Celebration of the Power of Non-Violent Action

& the Life of Martin Luther King Jr, [15 January 1929 – 4 April 1968]

& Commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

Assembly and Briefing from 10:15 am to 10:30 am at the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

Commemoration Service from 10:30 am to 11:00 am at the Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza

Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

Interactive Session from 11:15 am to 12.15 pm at the C.D. Deshmukh Auditorium

Interactive Session Theme:

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." - Matin Luther King Jr., Strength to Love, 1963.

During the Interactive Session a short film on Martin Luther King's Life shall be screened.

Moderators: Suhas Borker (Working Group on Alternative Strategies); Ramesh Sharma (Gandhi Yuva Biradari)

Students from Schools of Delhi NCR to participate.

This programme is part of the Taking Children to Gandhi series, launched in 2008, that brings children closer to the enduring legacy of Gandhi’s non-violent struggle for equity, justice, pluralism and sustainable development.

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