Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: State unit of Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) launched a poster making competition in Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences & Hospital (ASCOMS) on the theme “Bombs No More”.
Bombs No More is an exciting new ICAN project that is capturing the imagination of people of all ages. This citizen disarmament initiative provides people with the opportunity to transform a nuclear bomb into something peaceful. ICAN’s goal is to collect thousands of postcards of “disarmed bombs” from across the world to show Government leaders that there’s strong public support for a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. Entries will be judged by Nobel Peace Prize winners and displayed at the United Nations.
Some 30 student groups put up their imagination on posters and gave a strong message to the world that peace is something which is there in every one’s mind.
ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is a project launched by International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War(IPPNW) (Nobel Peace Prize winner, 1985) to stress upon the world leaders to abandon their nuclear weapons. These weapons are not only illegal but brutal, inhumane and can cause an end to human civilization within seconds.
The exhibition is held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir. Some 30 different posters were made by the students and the best posters were felicitated by the Director Principal of ASCOMS.
An exhibition of all the posters and an academic session followed. Mehvish Khan and Ichcha Muku highlighted the ill effects of nuclear weapons and the importance of nuclear abolition. Dr Arashdeep Singh, National Student Representative, IDPD at IPPNW presented his work during the IPPNW Bike tour from Nagasaki to Hiroshima last August.
Dr R P Kudyar, Prof and Head, Deptt of Medicine and Chairman Academic Cell, ASCOMS delivered the keynote speech. He stressed upon the importance of students to think beyond their conventional studies and work for the society.
Dr S S Soodan, Director Medical ASCOMS and Vice President of Indian Doctors for peace and Development (IDPD) accorded the work of students and appreciated the work done by organizers Mehvish Khan, Jaspreet Kour, Damanpreet Kour and Ichcha Muku.
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