Celebrating 141 years of the Mahatma
Gandhi Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, or Mahatma Gandhi. It is celebrated every year on 2 October. Gandhi Jayanti is one of the three officially declared national holidays in India, two other Independence Day and Republic day India.
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Non-violence and peace are all best exemplified with one name - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi.
Residing in the minds of millions, Gandhiji was able to unite India like none other.
Let's take a look at some exemplary moments from his life and times, that made him the Mahatma that the world has come to revere.
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Mahatma Gandhi, center, accompanied by Abha Gandhi, left, and Dr. Sushila Nayyar, right, one of his attendants during his illness, is shown walking in the garden of Birla House, New Delhi, India, October 2, 1947, as he celebrated his 78th birthday. H.S. Suhrawardy, former chief minister of Bengal Province, is at extreme left, rear).
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