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When is Gandhi Jayanti

Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2nd October every year to mark the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was famously known as Mahatma Gandhi.
 
Father of the Nation, as he was called, led India’s freedom movement along with many other national leaders against the British rule in India. His method of non-violence inspired many civil rights movements across the world.  To celebrate his contribution to the nation, 2nd October is celebrated every year as a national holiday. The day is also celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence by the United Nations.
 
Who was Mahatma Gandhi
 
Born on 2nd October 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was India’s tallest leader of the independence movement. He successfully led India’s non-violent movement against the British, which in turn inspired many civil rights movements across the world.
 
Gandhi had studied law and he went to South Africa to represent a client. Upon return, he joined the Indian National Congress and led nationwide campaigns for farmers, peasants, and labourers. He also fought against caste discrimination and fought for expanding women’s rights.
 
He led some of the most historic movements in India’s freedom struggle. He led Indians to break the salt law, through the Dandi March in 1930, which helped Indians believe that they can challenge the might of the British. He also led the Quit India movement in 1942.
 
Mahatma Gandhi believed in religious pluralism. He wanted India to be a secular nation and he fought to make it a reality. But his vision was hindered by Muslim nationalists led by the Muslim league on one side and the Hindu Mahasabha and the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak on the other side leading the Hindu nationalists. Gandhi, who opposed the Partition, could not prevent the partition of India into a Hindu majority India and Muslim majority Pakistan.
 
Gandhi was killed by Hindu nationalist Nathu Ram Godse on January 30, 1948.
 

Latest Updates on Gandhi Jayanti

According to the official statement by the ministry, a special discount of 20 per cent on Khadi products and 10 per cent on Village Industries products has been launched at the flagship Khadi Bhavan

Updated On: 02 Oct 2024 | 9:29 PM IST

Addressing a gathering on completion of 10 years of the Mission here, he said the Swachh Bharat campaign is not just a cleanliness movement but a new path to prosperity

Updated On: 02 Oct 2024 | 6:02 PM IST

PM Modi said that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan will still be recognised even a thousand years into the future when historians examine India in the 21st century

Updated On: 02 Oct 2024 | 1:07 PM IST

Gandhi Jayanti 2024 celebrates Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, which falls annually on October 2. It is a moment to reflect on his enormous influence on both India and the rest of the globe

Updated On: 01 Oct 2024 | 11:53 AM IST

PM said the government formed after independence had no mentality or political will to maintain heritage sites like the Sabarmati Ashram

Updated On: 12 Mar 2024 | 5:48 PM IST

Dry day refers to the prohibition on the sale of alcohol. Since the sale of liquor is a state subject, the laws around prohibition differ across the country

Updated On: 02 Oct 2023 | 9:52 AM IST

Stock market holiday: After Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti on October 2, the market will be closed on October 24, Tuesday, for Dussehra

Updated On: 02 Oct 2023 | 8:43 AM IST

He added, "May we always work towards fulfilling his dreams. May his thoughts enable every youngster be (sic) the agent of change he dreamt of, fostering unity and harmony all over"

Updated On: 02 Oct 2023 | 8:38 AM IST

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Updated On: 02 Oct 2023 | 10:57 PM IST

The participants in the campaign are railway employees, passengers and other stakeholders. The campaign aims at fostering a much greener and more eco-friendly railway system

Updated On: 30 Sep 2023 | 7:05 AM IST

Every town, Gram Panchayat, all sectors of the government like civil aviation, railways and public institutions will be facilitating cleanliness events led by citizens

Updated On: 29 Sep 2023 | 11:08 AM IST

We have taken a resolution that the INDIA alliance will celebrate Gandhi Jayanti across the country

Updated On: 02 Sep 2023 | 2:22 PM IST

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that the people of the state will join hands to plant 100 lakh saplings on Gandhi Jayanti this year

Updated On: 08 Jun 2023 | 5:26 PM IST

Delhi LG accused CM Kejriwal and his ministers of showing "utter disregard" towards the commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries on October 2

Updated On: 03 Oct 2022 | 11:53 PM IST

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai called Rahul Gandhi and his family as 'fake Gandhis' and preferred not to discuss about them on Gandhi Jayanti

Updated On: 02 Oct 2022 | 10:31 PM IST

Kishor began a 3,500-kilometre long padayatra' from the Gandhi Ashram in Bihar's West Champaran district, the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, as part of his Jan Suraj campaign

Updated On: 02 Oct 2022 | 5:24 PM IST

The 82-year-old former Uttar Pradesh chief minister was admitted for several days but has been shifted to the care unit after his condition became critical on Sunday

Updated On: 02 Oct 2022 | 5:30 PM IST

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday greeted citizens on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti and said it is an occasion for all to rededicate themselves to the values of peace, equality and communal harmony

Updated On: 01 Oct 2022 | 8:35 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Police have denied permission for an RSS processions on October 2 at 51 locations across the state to maintain law and order in the wake of the Centre's move to ban PFI, sources said

Updated On: 29 Sep 2022 | 1:02 PM IST

According to BJP general secretary Arun Singh, the campaign will be launched on Modi's birthday on September 17 and conclude on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Updated On: 16 Sep 2022 | 4:53 PM IST