Dear Friends, Good Evening,
Again a busy day is going to end. It’s around 10-30 pm and I m at office. Just finish my work and reading new paper times of india. I find following news something interesting. Mahatma Gandhi Week is going to celebrate in Houston.
Mahatma Gandhi Library together with more than 50 organisations will host a citywide celebration of the third annual Mahatma Gandhi Week in Houston from September 28 to October 5.
A three-mile peace torch relay, a food drive, lighting of 1,000 candles for peace, keynote speech by Sunita Williams and conferment of Ahimsa award will mark the grand finale on the last day at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
A citywide creative speech, writing and multimedia contests will be carried out with participation open to children from different age groups from Greater Houston area. Last year, the competitions saw participation from nearly 700 children.
The winners will be awarded at the "1,000 Lights For Peace" event on October 5.
The library was founded in 2002 to promote universal values of truth, non-violence, love and service. It has been celebrating Mahatma Gandhi (MG) week each year in association with more than 75 organisations.
"Our mission is to increase public awareness of Gandhi's philosophy and teachings, highlighting universal values of truth, non-violence, service and love," says Atul Kothari, founder of MG Library.
The Ahimsa award instituted this year will be given to a youth or a group of youths from all school districts of Greater Houston area, who demonstrate a practical application of Gandhian principles to create a more harmonious world to live in.
The applicants will submit their work in the form of video, movie, publications, testimonials, etc. which can be verified by the judges. The submission will also describe impact, scope, dimensions, timeliness and influence of the achievement.
A panel of three judges will decide a winner by reviewing the work, testimonials, personal interviews and recommendations. The award will be a minimum of $ 500 with plaque of recognition from Mahatma Gandhi Library.
In the multimedia contest, students will showcase multimedia presentations on topics "Gandhiji, Leadership by Example" and "Digital Collage of Gandhiji's Life". The grand finale will have well-known people like Lee Brown, former Mayor of Houston for chief guest, and Sunita Williams, NASA astronaut, as keynote speaker.
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Is Mahatma Gahdi a priest there in your country? Is he like Mother Theresa?
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