Several University organizations are holding a series of events and exhibits this week in remembrance of the 136th anniversary of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, which took place Sunday.
The International Center (IC) and the South Jersey chapter of the Association of Indians in America sponsored a photo and picture exhibit detailing important moments in Gandhi's life. The gallery, which opened Sept. 26 in Frist Campus Center, is on display until Wednesday.
The exhibit included photos from Gandhi's early life and education; his fight against discrimination against Indians in South Africa; early oppression relief efforts in India; Gandhi as an "emissary of freedom" and his attendance at the London Round Table Conference on democratic reform; and his campaign for social emancipation in India, as well as his famous symbolic fast at Yervada prison.
At the Fields Center Saturday afternoon, history professor Gyan Prakash, who is teaching a seminar on Gandhi this semester, delivered a lecture on his legacy of nonviolent resistance.
Prakash was joined by Robert Holmes, a professor from the University of Rochester, who is also a Gandhi expert.
The event included another photo display comemmorating Gandhi's life.
Also on Saturday, five members of the South Asian Students Association (SASA) joined the New York group South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow to perform community service work at a children's library in Jersey City.
The members read stories to the children and helped them with their arts and crafts projects.
SASA Social Chair Ishna Berry '08 said the event — the group's first community service project — was "pretty well-organized" and that she would "like to see something like that done around Princeton."
"SASA hasn't really been involved in service work, but more in promoting South Asian awareness," Berry said. "But I'd like to see it move towards service work."
On Saturday evening, the IC and the Princeton Association for India's Development cosponsored a cultural music concert at Frist.
The event included two performances by Indian sitarist Dipanjan Guha, classical drum accompanist Sejal Kudakia and dancer and choreographer Baladevi Chandrashekar.
Proceeds from the event will be donated to humanitarian development in India.
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