Commemoration of Nelson Mandela’s 105th 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: 11:15 TO 12:15
Mandela Katha Mala
“No one is born hating another person because of the color 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 than its opposite.” ― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom
Message from the UN Secretary General António Guterres to be read by Mr. Darrin Farrant, Director, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan
Speakers: H.E. Mr. Joel Sisubiso Ndebele, High Commissioner of South Africa; Prof. Ashis Nandy, Political psychologist and social theorist; 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 Gandhi to Children 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)