Question

Discuss the significance of Mandir Satyagraha in the Dalit Movement.

Answer 1

Sadako Sasaki was a real girl who lived in Japan nearly a decade after an atomic bomb was dropped in an attempt to end World War II. Read her true story and learn how she inspires hope and peace to this day.

Sadako's Story

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in an attempt to end World War II. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, by Eleanor Coerr, tells the true story of a young girl named Sadako Sasaki. Sadako Sasaki was a baby when the bomb devastated Hiroshima. Sadako's story picks up nine years after the explosion, and we meet an upbeat eleven year-old girl who loves running more than anything else in the world.

Sadako Gets Sick