Happy Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is indeed an occasion to celebrate. Every year in India as well as several parts of the world, it is celebrated in a grand. On Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti:
- The President and Prime Minister of India pay homage in front of the Mahatma’s statue at the Raj Ghat in New Delhi.
- Schools hold celebrations where students participate in fancy dress competitions, sing Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite hymns and present their own insights on the Gandhian philosophy of nonviolence.
- Across the country, Mahatma Gandhi’s statues are refurbished and garlanded and people pay their respect to Gandhiji, as he was popularly addressed.
Following in Gandhi’s footsteps, the current Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, introduced the Swachh Bharat Campaign, a cleanliness drive conducted in different localities. Under this campaign, Indians are encouraged to come together and contribute towards keeping their surroundings clean and spreading Ghandi’s message of love and peace.
Dt 02-10-2020
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