Latest Past Events

Phoenix Settlement – the cradle of Gandhian ideas. 151st anniversary of Gandhi’s birth.

Phoenix Settlement - Recognition as National Heritage Site October 2nd 2020 marks the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.   In 2019 we reflected on the significance of  Gandhiji’s ideas at an International conference.  This year Covid-19 pandemic has made it difficult to organise a conference but we are able to gather a diverse audience and […]

International Day for Nonviolence

The International Day of Nonviolence was established by the United Nations on the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi in order to promote the ‘universal relevance of the principle of non-violence’ and the objective ‘to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence’. Last year was the 150th birthday of Gandhi. Click here […]

UN High Level Meeting on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

This high-level meeting of the General Assembly is being held in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women which was held in Beijing. It will focus on the overall theme, ‘Accelerating the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls’. Click here for the concept note […]