Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Date, History, significance and all you need to know about Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary

Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Date, History, significance and all you need to know about Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary– Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of the Nation, Bapu or Mahatma. He was a political ethicist, nationalist and lawyer. His birth anniversary falls on the 2nd of October in India. the day aims to mark with much enthusiasm all across the globe. Globally, the day is also observed as the International Day of Non-violence. Mahatma Gandhi dedicated his life to the freedom of the nation and advocated for the path of peace, truth and non-violence. In this article, you will find the details about when we celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, its history, significance, and all you need to know about the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation.

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Updates – PM bows to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti and wrote:

• “I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. His timeless teachings continue to illuminate our path. Mahatma Gandhi’s impact is global, motivating the entire humankind to further the spirit of unity and compassion. May we always work towards fulfilling his dreams. May his thoughts enable every youngster be the agent of change he dreamt of, fostering unity and harmony all over.”

Gandhi Jayanti 2023 Date:

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated annually on October 2. This year, it falls on Monday and marks the 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Gandhi Jayanti 2023 History and Significance:

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday comes with another Indian politician and statesman, Lal Bahadur Shastri.
• A lawyer whose life was transformed through his experiences in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi played an important role in India’s independence movement.
• Gandhi headed various successful Satyagraha and Ahimsa movements to free India from British colonial rule.
• Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948.
• October 2 is considered a national holiday in India. The day marks Mahatma Gandhi, the values of non-violence and tolerance he preached, and pays tribute to the freedom fighter.
• People observe this day to promote peace, harmony, and unity.

International Day of Non-violence:

In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly established October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence in order to honour Gandhi’s principles. As per the United Nations, the day is an occasion to “disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness”. It reaffirms “the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence” and the desire “to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence”.

Happy Gandhi Jayanti 2023: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Images, and WhatsApp Greetings

• “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
• “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
• “There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.”
• “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.”
• “In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.”
• “Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.”
• “I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.”
• “You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.”
• “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
• “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
• “Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.”
• “If you want real peace in the world, start with children.”
• “An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propogation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.”
• “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
• “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
• “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
• “Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.”
• “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
• “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
• “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”

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