The India Festival - Ray of Hope event will be held Saturday, August 31, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at the Von Braun Center North Hall.

The India Festival is a cultural event to support a non-profit community-serving organization, Asha Kiran.

India Festival show?cases the heritage, culture, fashions, arts, cuisine, handicrafts, and merchan?dise of India.

The cultural event aims to promote the cultur?al richness and diversity in the Tennessee Valley through a wide range of entertain?ment programs, education?al activities and much more in this day-long event.

The festival features keynote speaker Arun M. Gandhi, grandson of the late Mahatma Gandhi, who was known for non-vio?lence and peaceful resolu?tion to political conflicts.

The late Mahatma Gandhi was a source of inspiration to world leaders such as the late Nelson Mandela of South Africa and the late Dr. Martin Lu?ther King, Jr., of the United States.

 

For sponsorships and other event details, the AAMU Family should contact Dr. Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy, professor of crop science, at (256) 457-8552 or mentreddy@gmail.com.