Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 141st birth anniversary
New Delhi:The nation on Saturday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 141st birth anniversary President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid
Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other leaders offered floral tributes at his memorial Raj Ghat here. A special function
will take place at Gandhi Smriti this afternoon, which will include a recital
of some of Gandhi's favourite devotional songs. The Union Government has planned
a series of other programmes for the occasion. The birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi, popularly known as the 'Father of the Nation', is celebrated as Gandhi
Jayanti on October 2 with reverence all over the country. Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi, better known as 'Bapu', or Gandhiji, was born on the October 2 1869, in
Porbander, Gujarat . Gandhiji was a preacher of truth (Satyagraha) and 'ahimsa'
(non-violence). He started the 'Satyagraha' movement for the Indian freedom struggle.
He believed in living a simple life and in 'Swadeshi'. He proved to the world
that freedom can be achieved through the path of non-violence - a true symbol
of peace and truth! The United Nations had declared in 2007 that October 2 would
be observed as "International Day of Non-Violence".
