Tag: Nelson Mandela
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Jacob Zuma
The judgment is equally a victory for the rule of law in South Africa, once again serving to highlight the independence of the nation’s judiciary, indeed the pivot of the country’s democracy.
July 3, 2021 -
Gandhi and democracy
While centralisation can‘t be sustained and defended without adequate force, Gandhi regarded decentralisation as an essential corollary to non-violence. He insisted that such decentralisation would be possible only in a predominately non-industrial society with the self-sufficient village as the primary unit.
June 21, 2021 -
Political Pardons
Political pardons cannot be a tool of self-protection or for furthering a partisan purpose they should remain a progressive tool for the larger good of society, civic evolution and societal heal, depending only on the circumstances, sensitivities and implications involved.
December 5, 2020 -
Sport has power to change the world: Sachin Tendulkar shares Nelson Mandela’s words
Sachin Tendulkar also shared a video posted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) of the moment when England won the 2019 ICC World Cup last year.
June 6, 2020 -
Richa Chadha pens tribute to Nelson Mandela
Bollywood actress Richa Chadha has penned a handwritten tribute to late Nelson Mandela that would be featured in "The House of Commons Book of Tribute".
February 5, 2019 -
Festivals, Kerala floods, cricket connected most Indians on Facebook in 2018
Meanwhile, globally, topics such as 'International Women's Day', 'March for Our Lives', and 'The Royal Wedding' became the most discussed topics in 2018.
December 7, 2018 -
Confirmed: Cyril Ramaphosa to be chief guest at Republic Day 2019
Cyril Ramaphosa will be the second leader from South Africa, after former President Nelson Mandela, to attend India’s Republic Day parade as the chief guest
December 1, 2018 -
Law: Lucrative and attractive option
Those who want to flourish in law must start preparing for CLAT from as early as class XII.
November 27, 2018 -
After Trump’s no, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa likely chief guest at Republic Day parade
Ramaphosa will be the second leader from South Africa to attend India’s Republic Day parade as the chief guest. Former President Nelson Mandela was the chief guest at the 1995 Republic Day parade.
November 16, 2018 -
Follow Gandhi’s philosophy of peace, non-violence: Amarinder
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating a mega camp on Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojana (MGSVY) here at Kisan Vikas Chamber in SAS Nagar (Mohali), the CM said Mahatma Gandhi was possibly the only global leader who won the battle of freedom through his ideology of non-violence.
October 3, 2018 -
Nelson Mandela statue unveiled at UN headquarters
A statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled at the UN headquarters on Monday to honour the South African President's 100th birth anniversary.
September 24, 2018 -
Grandson pens memoir on life’s lessons learnt from Nelson Mandela
From Nelson Mandela, the publisher added, Ndaba learned the spirit of endurance, the triumph of forgiveness, the power of resistance and the beauty of reconciliation.
August 29, 2018 -
15th August | What else happened on the date India celebrates its Independence Day
India shares its Independence Day with three other countries as well, namely: The Republic of Congo, Korea and Liechtenstein.
August 14, 2018 -
Chronicle of a heartbreaking struggle
Nelson Mandela wrote hundreds of letters during the 27 years he was imprisoned; heartbreaking letters to his family, more mundane notes requesting spectacles from prison governors, and letters to officials, authorities and supporters continuously demanding change and an end to apartheid. His correspondence was always thoughtful and elegantly composed and yet he was aware that...
August 12, 2018 -
Int’l Mandela Day-2018 observed at Springdales School, Dhaula Kuan
Students participated in myriad activities, including cleanliness campaign, planting saplings, donating books and stationery items and holding sessions for children with special needs
July 18, 2018 -
International Mandela Day | 100 years of the anti-apartheid revolutionary
Mandela Day first came into being when the Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664, a series of AIDS relief concerts citing Mandela’s prison cell number, collectively suggested the idea. The first Mandela Day was celebrated on 18 July, 2009, which was Mandela’s 91st birthday.
July 18, 2018 -
Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela gave hope to people facing discrimination: Swaraj
Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela gave hope to those facing injustice and discrimination, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here today, as she recalled India’s role at international forums to help South African people in their fight against apartheid. Swaraj was the keynote speaker at a banquet at the City Hall here marking the 125th...
June 7, 2018