Students of IIT-Madras observe the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima

Updated on: Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Students of IIT-Madras observed the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II by making a Senbazuru; a string of thousand cranes.

According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane.

"It is a tribute to Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who died of leukaemia after being exposed to radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II," said Arya Prakash, one of the conveners of the fine arts club. Sadako is said to have tried to make a Senbazuru for her wish of life to be granted, but she could not complete the string.

"Nuclear tragedies always affect common people. The student community wishes that no more nuclear disasters ever happen in the world,' said Manasa Venkatesh, another student coordinator of the fine arts club.

Students of IIT-Madras observe the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima

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