NO MORE HIROSHIMA - NO MORE WAR!

- A call by about 700 college students of Mumbai for Peace and Nuclear-free World

on the eve of 78th Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day

78th Hiroshima Day Peace Rally in Mumbai

Commemorating 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima

“Today, we pledge together with the millions of people all over the world to work tirelessly for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons and all weapons…”, led by students, graphically depicting the horror of the atom bomb, along with 709 NSS volunteers from 37 colleges of SNDT and Mumbai University, social activists and peace-loving citizens in the city pledged for peace and a nuclear-free world today, 5th August.

Students were carrying a huge banner depicting slogans like ‘NO MORE HIROSHIMA’ and ‘We want to grow, not to blow up’ and placards, banners, flags depicting slogans like ‘NO BOMB, YES PEACE’, ‘NO WAR, YES PEACE’.

All the NSS volunteers from gathered at Hutatma Chowk and took the Pledge to work for peace & nuclear-free world at the end of the programme.

The programme was jointly organized by Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal and NSS Units of Mumbai city colleges to mark the 78th anniversary of the devastation of Hiroshima & Nagasaki with a deadly atomic attack by America during World War II. The aerial bombing together killed between 1,29,000 and 2,26,000 people, most of whom were civilians and to join hands with millions of people of the world in their prayers to make a nuclear-free world.