Gandhi Jayanti and the Thakore Visiting Scholar Award

Abstract

The legacy of Mahatma Gandhi has been honoured at Simon Fraser University since the unveiling of his memorial bust in Peace Square in l970. Since 1991, The Institute for the Humanities, the Thakore Charitable Foundation and the India Club, as co-sponsors, have presented the Thakore Visiting Scholar Award to outstanding persons who have made society’s well-being their lifetime work.