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Commemoration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1959 India Journey

Martin Luther King III on stage with actor Kamal Haasan and members of A.R. Rahman’s K.M. Music Conservatory, Chennai, February 25. Poet Vairamuthu also performedMartin Luther King III at the gate of Sabarmati Ashram recreating the historic Dandi salt march Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King unveil a rare 1959 photograph, February 17, 2009 
Martin Luther King III on stage with actor Kamal Haasan and members of A.R. Rahman’s K.M. Music Conservatory, Chennai, February 25.  Poet Vairamuthu also performed. More

Martin Luther King III at the gate of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on February 20 recreating the historic Dandi Salt March.  Also seen in the picture are Congressman John Lewis, Arndrea Waters King and other Congressional Delegates. More Mumbai and Ahmedabad photos.

Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King unveil a rare 1959 photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta King with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi on February 17, 2009.
Martin Luther King III delivers the prestigious Maulana Azad Lecture in New Delhi on February 17, 2009 Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King planting a sapling, IIC, February 17, 2009 Martin Luther King III delivers a lecture on a New Non violent Revolution, JNU, February 17, 2009 
Martin Luther King III delivers the prestigious Maulana Azad Lecture in New Delhi on February 17, 2009. The lecture was part of a countrywide program commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King's 1959 tour of India.Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King plant a tree at the King-Gandhi Memorial Plaza of the India International Center, New Delhi as a tribute to the Mahatma and his father on February 17, 2009.Martin Luther King III delivers a lecture on a "New Non Violent Revolution" at the School of Social Sciences in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on February 17, 2009.
Martin Luther King III delivers a lecture on a New Non violent Revolution, JNU, February 17, 2009 Jazz legend Herbie Hancock and musicians at the Living Dream concert in New Delhi, February 16, 2009 Jazz masters at the Living Dream concert in New Delhi, February 16, 2009 
Martin Luther King III delivers a lecture on a "New Non violent Revolution" at the School of Social Sciences in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on February 17, 2009. On his right is JNU Vice Chancellor Prof. B. B. Bhattacharya.Jazz legend Herbie Hancock and musicians of the Thelonious Monk Institute for Jazz at the "Living Dream" concert in New Delhi on Monday, February 16, 2009. The concert was part of a countrywide event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King's 1959 tour of India.Jazz masters George Duke, Herbie Hancock and Chaka Khan perform at the "Living Dream" concert in New Delhi on Monday, February 16, 2009. The concert was part of a countrywide event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King's 1959 tour of India.
Martin Luther King III and Dr. Karan Singh, welcome the audience at the Living Dream concert, February 16, 2009 Mr. Martin Luther King III and his wife Mrs. Arndrea Waters King watch the exhibit, American Center New Delhi, February 16, 2009 Mr. Martin Luther King III signs an autograph, American Center New Delhi, February 16, 2009 
Martin Luther King III and Dr. Karan Singh, President of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, welcome the audience at the "Living Dream" concert in New Delhi on Monday, February 16, 2009. The concert was part of a countrywide event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King's 1959 tour of India.Mr. Martin Luther King III and his wife Mrs. Arndrea Waters King watch a multi-media exhibit "Journeys to Freedom: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Visit to India" at the American Center in New Delhi on February 16, 2009.Mr. Martin Luther King III signs an autograph after opening an exhibit "Journeys to Freedom: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Visit to India" at the American Center in New Delhi on February 16, 2009.
Addressing the audience at the opening of the multi-media exhibit, American Center, New Delhi, February 16, 2009 Exhibit at the American Center in New Delhi on February 16, 2009 Homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti memorial in New Delhi on February 16, 2009 

Mr. Martin Luther King III addresses the audience at the opening of a multi-media exhibit "Journeys to Freedom: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Visit to India" at the American Center in New Delhi on February 16, 2009.

Mr. Martin Luther King III inaugurates a multi-media exhibit "Journeys to Freedom: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's Visit to India" at the American Center in New Delhi on February 16, 2009.

Martin Luther King III, his wife Mrs. Arndrea Waters King and Congressional members Rep. John Lewis and Sheila Jackson Lee pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the site of his assassination at Gandhi Smriti memorial in New Delhi on February 16, 2009.

At the Gandhi Smriti memorial in New Delhi on February 16, 2009 Gandhi Smriti memorial, New Delhi, February 16, 2009 Mr. Martin Luther King III and Mrs. King at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Raj Ghat in New Delhi on February 15, 2009 

Martin Luther King III and his wife Mrs. Arndrea Waters King visit the Gandhi Smriti memorial in New Delhi on February 16, 2009. They were received by the Mahatma's grand daughter, Ms. Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee.

Martin Luther King III and his wife Mrs. Arndrea Waters King pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the site of his assassination at the Gandhi Smriti memorial in New Delhi on February 16, 2009. Standing next to them is Mahatma Gandhi's grand daughter, Ms. Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee.Mr. Martin Luther King III and Mrs. King at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Raj Ghat in New Delhi on February 15, 2009.
Martin Luther King III signs the visitors' book at Raj Ghat, New Delhi, February 15, 2009 Martin Luther King III pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat, New Delhi, February 15, 2009 Herbie Hancock and Pandit Ravi Shankar at a music workshop, New Delhi, February 14, 2009 
Martin Luther King III signs the visitors' book at Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on February 15, 2009. Next to him is his wife, Ms. Arndrea Waters King.Martin Luther King III (second from right - front row) along with a delegation of U.S. Congressmen and jazz masters pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat in New Delhi on February 15, 2009.

Jazz legend Herbie Hancock, musicians of the Thelonius Monk Institute for Jazz and Pandit Ravi Shankar at a music workshop in New Delhi on February 14, 2009. The U.S. musicians will play at a concert in New Delhi on February 16, as part of U.S. Department of State-supported celebrations to commemorate the India tour by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 50 years ago.

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