Events

 

Ghandi Day

 

San Diego State University and the San Diego Indian American Society cordially invite you to celebrate the 140th Anniversary of the Birth of Mahatma Gandhi on Thursday, October 2, 2008

4:00 p.m. Casa Real

 

Student panel from Religious Studies, Philosophy, and International Studies and Conflict Resolution discussing the book The Virtue of Nonviolence: From Gautama to Gandhi, with its author, Prof. Nicholas F. Gier. Moderated by Prof. Dipak Gupta.

7:00 p.m. Casa Real, Aztec Center, San Diego State University

 

Dancers from the Nrityakala Academy perform two dances in Bharathanayam style to Gandhi's favorite songs, "Vaishv Jana To," and "Vande Matram."

7:15 p.m. Casa Real

 

Lecture by Prof. Nicholas F. Gier on "Gandhi and Religious Pluralism: The Relevance for World Peace."
Dr. Gier, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Idaho for 31 years and Coordinator of Religious Studies for 23 years, was also Senior Fellow in the Martin Institute for Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution for 10 years. He has published four books, 38 articles, and eight book chapters.

 

Photographic exhibit on Gandhi for the entire month of October…

A collection of photographs provided by the Gandhi Memorial Center will be on display in Library and Information Access. This exhibit brings to life the person and personality of Mahatma Gandhi at key moments in his career: his childhood, his studies in England, his activities in South Africa, and his struggle for Indian Independence. Sponsored by San Diego State University Library and Information Access.

 

Events in October in observance of the life and teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi
Co-Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies-Many Paths Fund, The Fred J. Hansen Foundation, SDSU Library and Information Access, the ISCOR Student Society, and the San Diego Indian American Society

 

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Graduation 2008

 

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