{"id":3146,"date":"2015-08-14T09:51:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T17:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gnrc.ziplinestaging.com\/news\/in-the-news\/coimbatore-peace-festival-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-08-14T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2015-08-14T17:51:43","slug":"coimbatore-peace-festival-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/?p=3146","title":{"rendered":"Coimbatore Peace Festival 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Coimbatore Peace Festival 2015 was celebrated on 7<sup>th&nbsp;<\/sup>of August at the PSGR Krishnammal Golden Jubliee Auditorium. The event was organized and co organized by Shanti Ashram and PSGR Krishnammal College for Women respectively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col-sm-offset-2 text-center\"><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; display: inherit; max-width: 318px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3139\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DrVinuansweringthechildren2.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DrVinuansweringthechildren2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DrVinuansweringthechildren2-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 320px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Dr.Vinu answering the children<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 text-center\"><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; display: inherit; max-width: 190px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3140\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSC72081.jpg\" height=\"190\" width=\"190\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 250px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Participants<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>The event whose objectives were to observe the 70<sup>th<\/sup> year of the bombing of Hiroshima as a Day of Prayer and Commitment for Peace, award SSLC toppers as a part of Children-led Reversing Child Poverty Action-Plan\u2019, launch the Special Initiative: India Poverty Solutions Coimbatore and present thematic cultural presentations by the Children and Youth; focused on the theme Engaging Youth &#8211; Ending Child Poverty &#8211; Sustaining peace.Both children and young people in local&nbsp;Peace-building initiatives participated in the festival, with over 1,387 students from 48&nbsp;different schools, colleges and youth organizations.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col-sm-offset-2 text-center\"><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; display: inherit; max-width: 318px;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3141\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/HonoringChiefGuests31.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/HonoringChiefGuests31.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/HonoringChiefGuests31-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 320px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Dr. Vinu Honoring Chief Guests<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 text-center\"><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin: 0px auto; display: inherit; max-width: 200px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3142\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/MrVijayaragavanaboutPeaceFestival1-scaled.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 250px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Mr.Vijayaragavan addressing the participants<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Committed to Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s lifelong mission of building peace and ensuring justice, Shanti Ashram through the Coimbatore Peace Festival continues the noble quest that Gandhi put his life towards. The Peace Festival, by memorializing the tragic loss of life from the atomic bombing of Japan that ended the devastating Second World War, not only aims to educate the youth, but also to cultivate harmony and understanding in our society.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: inherit; max-width: 300px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3143\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Interfaithprayer1.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Interfaithprayer1.JPG\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Interfaithprayer1.JPG 1024w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Interfaithprayer1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Interfaithprayer1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 300px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Interfaith prayer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: inherit; max-width: 300px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3144\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Thematicpresentations21.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations21.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations21.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations21-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 300px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Thematic presentations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As part of the India Poverty Solutions 2014, thirty SSLC toppers from Government and Government aided schools were honored with scholarships. On that day, the India Poverty Solutions&nbsp;2015&nbsp;was launched by the chief Guests of the day. The children and youth depicted thematic cultural presentations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wf_caption\" style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: inherit; max-width: 300px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive size-full wp-image-3145\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Thematicpresentations1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations1.jpg\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gnrc.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Thematicpresentations1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"max-width: 300px; text-align: left; display: block;\">Thematic presentations<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coimbatore Peace Festival 2015 was celebrated on 7th&nbsp;of August at the PSGR Krishnammal Golden Jubliee Auditorium. 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