Ahimsa: In Gandhi’s Footsteps, Making Peace with the Earth

The Bhoomi Festival 2019 celebrates Ba and Bapu @150

 

FROM 15:00 TO 18:00

Saluting Ba and Bapu and Celebrating our Cultural Diversity

Panel discussion on Gandhi’s Legacy

Panelists: Vandana Shiva, Founder, Navdanya; Vibha Gupta, Chairperson, Magan Sangralaya, Wardha, Maharashtra; Prasanna Prahladachar, The Gandhian of Heggudo, Karnataka; Kartikeya Sarabhai, Environmentalist and Board Member, Sabarmati Ashram; Apoorvanand, Professor, University of Delhi; Satish Kumar, activist and former Editor, Resurgence & Ecologist magazine; Ramin Jahanbegloo, Professor & Vice Dean, Director, Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Peace, O.P. Jindal Global University

 

Film: A Force More Powerful (25 min; dvd; English)

A film by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, this documentary series on one of the 20th century’s most important stories, shows how nonviolent power overcame oppression and authoritarian rule

 

 

AT 18:30

Celebrating the Spirit of Ahimsa through Music and Dance

 

Vocal Recital

By Vidya Rao, well-known Hindustani vocalist

 

Followed by

Performance

By Miti Desai, classical dancer, designer and educator

 

(Collaboration: Navdanya)