Survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, known as ‘Hibakusha’, have been relentlessly calling for nuclear disarmament for decades. Youth should take forward their message and play a role in promoting peace, said Maris Stella College (Autonomous) principal Jasintha Quadras.
Speaking at a peace rally organised around the college on World Nagasaki Day on Wednesday, she said ongoing conflicts among countries and within have created an atmosphere of unrest among people. “It is the youth who can prevent another man-made catastrophe. Humanity should learn the lessons from the past for a better and peaceful tomorrow,” she said.
Holding placards bearing slogans saying ‘Say No to War’ and ‘End Wars or the World Ends’, students and faculty of the college, around 2,000 in number, took part in the peace rally.
