{"id":29043,"date":"2022-10-15T09:45:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T07:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29043"},"modified":"2022-10-15T09:46:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T07:46:39","slug":"fresno-california-community-commemorates-sudarshan-kapoor-during-33rd-annual-gandhi-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=29043","title":{"rendered":"Fresno, California: Community commemorates Sudarshan Kapoor during 33rd annual Gandhi celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An article from Collegian CSU Fresno<\/a><\/p>\n

Fresno State hosted the\u00a0annual\u00a0celebration of Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s 153rd birthday while also honoring the work of\u00a0Sudarshan Kapoor\u00a0on Oct. 4 at the Fresno State Peace Garden.<\/p>\n

The celebration, which served to spread the message of \u201cStop the Hate, Stop the Gun Violence, Build a Culture of Peace,\u201d commemorated Kapoor\u2019s efforts in spreading peace and anti-violence rhetoric. He was the founder and first director of the\u00a0Peace and Conflict Studies Program\u00a0and also served on Fresno\u2019s Human Relations Commission for 12 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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To this, he said change was needed to achieve for development and added that Kapoor is currently a philosophy professor at Fresno State and founded the Peace Gardens project to fund the Peace Garden where the event was held.<\/p>\n

The event featured speeches from guests such as Fresno State President Sa\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval and Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, who emphasized the importance of building a culture and community of peace in Fresno.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students and faculty come from all backgrounds and corners of the world, and it\u2019s especially important that we promote Gandhi\u2019s legacy of nonviolence,\u201d Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval said. \u201cIndeed, Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s ideals of social concern and care for human dignity are more relevant today than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kapoor is currently a philosophy professor at Fresno State and founded the Peace Gardens project to fund the Peace Garden where the event was held.<\/p>\n

The event featured speeches from guests such as Fresno State President Sa\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval and Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, who emphasized the importance of building a culture and community of peace in Fresno.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOur students and faculty come from all backgrounds and corners of the world, and it\u2019s especially important that we promote Gandhi\u2019s legacy of nonviolence,\u201d Jim\u00e9nez-Sandoval said. \u201cIndeed, Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s ideals of social concern and care for human dignity are more relevant today than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dyer reiterated the necessity of a united community.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a vision today of being an inclusive, prosperous, beautiful city where people take pride in their neighborhood and their community,\u201d Dyer said. \u201c[We need] the message of nonviolence, peace, oneness and unity.\u201d
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\nDyer announced that Oct. 4 would be recognized as Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Day in Fresno, presenting Kapoor with a plaque of the city\u2019s proclamation to recognize the professor\u2019s service to the community.<\/p>\n

Kapoor was also awarded the Community Service Excellence Award by the Central California Society of India (CCSI).<\/p>\n

Deepika Shiroy, the current president of the CCSI, presented Kapoor with the award and commending his devoted work in Fresno.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity work sometimes can be [a] disheartening, back-breaking affair,\u201d Shiroy said. \u201cEvery community needs a pioneer that inspires us to continue the good work day in and day out.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the event, Kapoor spoke about the hardships he experienced in his life. Having moved from India across the continent and then across the world to the U.S., he came to the San Joaquin Valley in 1967.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c[My family and I] love Fresno. We have raised our children here,\u201d Kapoor said. \u201c I belong to Fresno State, and Fresno State belongs to me. That\u2019s the kind of relationship I have with this university.\u201d<\/p>\n

Songs and dances were performed during the celebration, including a performance by Fresno Unified School District students of \u201cRaghupati Raghava Raja Ram,\u201d a prayer song popularized by Ghandi. The event also featured a performance by the\u00a0Raging Grannies, an activist group composed of older women who sing songs promoting social justice and peace.The celebration was part of a larger event known as \u201cThe Highway to Healing: Understanding the Ocean of Oneness.\u201d The two-day program featured talks about Gandhian principles and Jain\/Hindu Dharma traditions, discussing how they can help people find peace during times of disorder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

.. DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION .. An article from Collegian CSU Fresno Fresno State hosted the\u00a0annual\u00a0celebration of Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s 153rd birthday while also honoring the work of\u00a0Sudarshan Kapoor\u00a0on Oct. 4 at the Fresno State Peace Garden. The celebration, which served to spread the message of \u201cStop the Hate, Stop the Gun Violence, Build a Culture of Peace,\u201d … Continue reading Fresno, California: Community commemorates Sudarshan Kapoor during 33rd annual Gandhi celebration<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,91],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-29043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-democracy","category-north-america","tag-north-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}