Jul 02 2008
Gandhi festival in America!
Mahatma Gandhi, father of Indian nation is a global hero respected all over the world. A unique Gandhi fest will be organized in Nevada in America on July 26 to boast fire spinning, yoga shows and organic food demonstration.
Gandhi always stressed on truth and peace and helped India to become free from English rule following the same ideas. There is becoming a renewed interest world over in Mahatma Gandhi and his ideas. Gandhi fest, first of its kind eco-friendly festival celebrating Mahatma Gandhi’s life and message will be held on July 26.
Rajan Zed, acclaimed Indo-American leader, will be the keynote speaker of this fest which will continue till 2 am at River School Reno. Zed will talk about Gandhi’s life, philosophy, and experiments, and answer questions of the participants during this festival. Each festival participant will artistically contribute to a “Gandhi collage”, to be created on the occasion. A competition will be held to make Gandhi sketches.
According to Tom Stille and Doug Keeney, coordinators of this Gandhi Fest said that drummers, fire spinners, artists, healthy and organic food chefs, yoga teachers, DJs, and sustainable living advocates will join hands to celebrate peace, love, freedom, non-violence, self-power and conscious living as promoted by Gandhi.
The event will include folk dancing, musical performances, sustainable goods displays, nature tours, fire spinning, kite flying, yoga shows, organic food demonstrations, etc.
Gandhi Fest is expected to be an annual feature with this grand start.
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