IAC to commemorate 145th Anniversary of Devonshire Castle Martyrs

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) says it is collaborating with the Regional Democratic Council of Administrative Region No. 2 to commemorate the 145th Anniversary of the Devonshire Castle Martyrs on September 29, 2017, at the Hampton Court Primary School.

A release from the group said that this will be followed by a procession to the monument site to lay wreaths.

The IAC-organised programme will commence at 10:00hrs followed by the National Anthems of Guyana and the Republic of India and will include a number of items such as a skit, poems, Bhajans, Quaseedas and speeches, the release added.

The IAC has invited Tota Mangar, Historian and a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Guyana to give a historical presentation. He hails from Sparta, Essequibo Coast.