CHENNAI: 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.
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