The nation today remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat today. Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi also paid their tributes to Gandhiji. Every year, the nation pays homage to Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was fondly called Bapu, on his birth anniversary on October 2, which is also known as Gandhi Jayanti. Born in 1869 in Gujarat's Porbandar, Mahatma Gandhi had his early political training in South Africa while working among the local Indian community facing discrimination.
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Nation Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi On 149th Anniversary: Highlights
Every year, the nation pays homage to Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was fondly called Bapu, on his birth anniversary on October 2, which is also known as Gandhi Jayanti.
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Updated : October 02, 2018 10:56 pm IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi
New Delhi:
Oct 02, 2018 21:57 (IST)
Gandhi was for self-sufficiency at village-level: Tamil Nadu Governor
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit said Mahatma Gandhi had brought about social cohesion by working against 'untouchability'.
"He (Gandhi) propagated the concept of trusteeship and wanted people to abhor accumulation of wealth for themselves and their families. All these were his outpourings which went beyond the political spectrum," the governor said.
When the Sabarmati ashram in Ahmedabad was started by Gandhi, there were initially 25 inmates of whom 13 were Tamilians, he said.
Oct 02, 2018 21:33 (IST)
PM Modi interacts with students at Gandhi Smriti
Oct 02, 2018 21:05 (IST)
Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary celebrated in Sydney with symbolic Dandi march
A symbolic Dandi march, led by children, was organised on Tuesday at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) campus in Australia to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary.
India's Consul General B. Vanlavawna, who joined the symbolic march, said Gandhi's ideas and values were still relevant and remembering him was a celebration of those ideas.
UNSW Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) Laurie Pearcey said the varsity library tower would be illuminated with Indian tricolour for the next two weeks.
"Gandhi was an advocate of change and resistance, but also of harmony, tolerance and cooperation, which is why commemorating his birth is just as relevant in Australia as it is in India and many nations," he said.
Oct 02, 2018 20:03 (IST)
Government working to realise Bapu's vision on sanitation: Nirmala Sitharaman
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the Narendra Modi government believed in Mahatma Gandhis vision on sanitation and was working to realise it.
"Gandhi ji said that sanitation is more important than independence. The government believes in this vision of Bapu," she said.
Ms Sitharaman said even after 72 years of Independence and despite many awareness programmes about sanitation and personal cleanliness launched by earlier governments, not much progress could be achieved.
"Therefore, in order to fulfill dream of Mahatma Gandhi to make India clean, Swachh Bharat Mission was introduced," she said.
Oct 02, 2018 19:49 (IST)
Congress President Rahul Gandhi during his 'padyatra' titled 'Gandhi Sandesh Yatraa, Mahatma Ki Rah Par', in Wardha.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi hoists the flag as former Congress president Sonia Gandhi looks on, during the Congress Working Committee meeting on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, at Sevagram, Wardha.
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Oct 02, 2018 19:47 (IST)
Israeli diplomat Noa Hakim, also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary at Rajghat today. She said the occasion made her feel extra special as October 2 also happens to be her birthday.
"It is my second visit to Rajghat. I had come here accompanying our Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he came here during his India visit early this year. But, I feel honoured and humbled that I share my birthday with such a revered man," Ms Hakim told PTI.
Oct 02, 2018 19:43 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi awards a student at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC), at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Union ministers Sushma Swaraj and Uma Bharti also present at the event.
Oct 02, 2018 19:42 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Mini Digital Exhibition at the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention (MGISC), at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Oct 02, 2018 19:33 (IST)
A resolution was passed at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2007 marking Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2 as the 'International Day of Non-Violence'. Countries across the globe celebrate this day by spreading Gandhi's message of 'Ahimsa' through public awareness campaigns and education.
Oct 02, 2018 19:09 (IST)
Indian Ambassador Venu Rajamony presented the special stamps to Netherland's former Foreign Minister Bernard R. Bot and Director General Erik de Baedts in front of the iconic Peace Palace of The Hague, home to the International Court of Justice and the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Oct 02, 2018 15:44 (IST)
A child pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary, at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad (PTI)
Oct 02, 2018 14:20 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in Bhopal
Oct 02, 2018 14:18 (IST)
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti in Jaipur
Oct 02, 2018 13:20 (IST)
Jharkhand Governor Draupadi Murmu and Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on the occasion of their birth anniversary at Bapu Vatika in Ranchi
Oct 02, 2018 13:19 (IST)
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti at Guwahati's Gandhi Mandap
Oct 02, 2018 13:19 (IST)
An artist dressed as Mahatma Gandhi meets Bihar Governor Lalji Tandon and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during a Gandhi Jayanti function at Gandhi Maidan in Patna
Oct 02, 2018 13:17 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti, at the Central Hall of Parliament
Oct 02, 2018 13:16 (IST)
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit with Chief Minister K Palaniswami and deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam pay floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti at Chennai's Marina beach
Oct 02, 2018 13:15 (IST)
Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi participate in a Gandhi Jayanti function in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad
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