Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 96th Birthday

Commemoration Service

Songs by Choirs of Schools from Delhi NCR

 

Procession from Gandhi-King Memorial Plaza to Deshmukh Auditorium

 

FROM 11:00 TO 12:30 IN THE AUDITORIUM                                                                                                     

Mandela Katha Mala

“It is in your hands to make of our world a better one for all, especially the poor, vulnerable and marginalized” - Nelson Mandela, 25 Jun 2008 

 

Message from the UN Secretary General to be read by Mrs Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, Director, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan

 

Speakers: Representative from South Africa; Shri Rajiv Bhatia, Director-General, Indian Council of World Affairs and former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa; and Shri Suhas Borker, Convener, Working Group on Alternative Strategies

 

Followed by an interactive session with students

 

A short film on Nelson Mandela’s life will be screened

 

Madiba and His Struggle

An exhibition of paintings by children of Bluebells School International                                                                           

 

On view in the Foyer 

 

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