Activity Type:
Cultural Event
Date:
Sunday, October 2, 2011 - 15:00 to 17:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Contact Person:
sOm Sharma
Contact Phone:
412-856-6520
Event Web Site:
Join us for a Celebration of Indian Culture, with activities celebrating the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi and his teachings, featuring performances, inter-faith presentations, and more!
There will also be a lecture by Dr. Uma Majmudar, Gandhian researcher and published author:
Gandhi's Legacy of 'Satyagraha' in the Modern World
What is "satyagraha"? Is it passive resistance? Is it civil disobedience?
Why and how did Gandhi coin this term 'satyagraha and what did it mean to him?
UCIS Unit:
Asian Studies Center
Global Studies Center
International Week
Non-University Sponsors:
Hindu Jain Temple
Silk Screen Asian Arts & Culture Organization
Sunday Morning Forum of the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh
Sri Venkateswara Temple
Alliance for Humanitarian Initiatives Non-violence and Spiritual Advancement
Carnegie Mellon Multicultural and Diversity Initiatives
Gujarati Samaj of Greater Pittsburgh
Chinmaya Sanjeevani Ashrav
Rotary Club of Monroeville
AID
World Regions:
South Asia