DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL IN PUNE 26-30 Jan 2008
To promote a spirit of genuine democracy among people, especially students and youth, LOKAYAT, along with other activist groups and NGOs of Pune, formed a LOKASHAHI UTSAV SAMITI and organized a five-day democracy festival in Pune.
In our society, democracy has come to mean that the masses have only one small right of electing members of Parliament; after that they become slaves of the very policians they have elected. And so we have launched an effort to promote a spirit of genuine democracy among the people, a spirit wherein people are confident and bold, wherein they are willing to speak out fearlessly, wherein they believe that they are the true rulers of society and must actively participate in decision-making. A truly democratic society is the condition for the fullness of life. Only in such a society will human beings become truly humane, and creativity, spirituality, individual and collective achievements attain glory and grandeur.
To promote a spirit of democracy amongst people, a spirit of dialogue and cooperation amongst communities, Lokshahi Utsav organizing committee held a DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL in Pune. And inaugurated this festival on January 26, 2008, the day we gave to ourselves the Constitution of India; we concluded this festival on January 30, the day the religious right murdered Gandhiji.
Cultural programs, seminars, inter-college debate and song competitions and plays were organized as a part of this five day festival. The highlight of the festival was the WALK FOR DEMOCRACY, in which students, citizens, activists from the city walked from S M Joshi Auditorium to Shaniwarwada in a unique WALK to promote Democracy, carrying placards, posters, banners, and singing songs, promoting the spirit of DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION in society.
Some renowned cultural artists and activists of the country participated in this festival. Among the prominent artists were MALLIKA SARABHAI, the renowned dancer-activist from Ahmedabad, GAUHAR RAZA, the accomplished Urdu poet, film maker and social activist from Delhi; RAKESH SHARMA, the internationally acclaimed film maker and director of the fiery film FINAL SOLUTION from Mumbai; and USTAD SAJJAD HUSSAIN KHAN, the well-known classical musician from Mumbai. In addition, the IPTA troupe from Mumbai also performed a play at the festival.
Friends of the Gandhi Museum also participated by putting up an exhibition at Shaniwar wada and distributing booklets titled “What kind of India shall we give our children” by Yousuf Saeed.
In our society, democracy has come to mean that the masses have only one small right of electing members of Parliament; after that they become slaves of the very policians they have elected. And so we have launched an effort to promote a spirit of genuine democracy among the people, a spirit wherein people are confident and bold, wherein they are willing to speak out fearlessly, wherein they believe that they are the true rulers of society and must actively participate in decision-making. A truly democratic society is the condition for the fullness of life. Only in such a society will human beings become truly humane, and creativity, spirituality, individual and collective achievements attain glory and grandeur.
To promote a spirit of democracy amongst people, a spirit of dialogue and cooperation amongst communities, Lokshahi Utsav organizing committee held a DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL in Pune. And inaugurated this festival on January 26, 2008, the day we gave to ourselves the Constitution of India; we concluded this festival on January 30, the day the religious right murdered Gandhiji.
Cultural programs, seminars, inter-college debate and song competitions and plays were organized as a part of this five day festival. The highlight of the festival was the WALK FOR DEMOCRACY, in which students, citizens, activists from the city walked from S M Joshi Auditorium to Shaniwarwada in a unique WALK to promote Democracy, carrying placards, posters, banners, and singing songs, promoting the spirit of DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATION in society.
Some renowned cultural artists and activists of the country participated in this festival. Among the prominent artists were MALLIKA SARABHAI, the renowned dancer-activist from Ahmedabad, GAUHAR RAZA, the accomplished Urdu poet, film maker and social activist from Delhi; RAKESH SHARMA, the internationally acclaimed film maker and director of the fiery film FINAL SOLUTION from Mumbai; and USTAD SAJJAD HUSSAIN KHAN, the well-known classical musician from Mumbai. In addition, the IPTA troupe from Mumbai also performed a play at the festival.
Friends of the Gandhi Museum also participated by putting up an exhibition at Shaniwar wada and distributing booklets titled “What kind of India shall we give our children” by Yousuf Saeed.
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