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II Gandhi
Jayanti II
The festival of Gandhi Jayanti
is observed in India, on October 2nd the birth anniversary
of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, with reverence all
over the country. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,also known as
'Bapu' or 'Father of the nation', the apostle of peace was born
on 2 October 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat.
Celebrations :
Gandhi
Jayanti is observed as a national holiday in India.A
solemn celebration marking the birth date of Gandhiji, the
father of the nation, includes prayer meetings at the Raj Ghat
where he was cremated.People visit Raj Ghat or pay homage to
Gandhi wherever his statues are erected. Verses and prayers are
read out from the holy books of all the religions. Gandhi's
favourite song, Raghupati Raghava, is invariably sung at all the
meetings associated with him.
About Mahatma
Gandhi (Oct. 2,1869- Jan,30 1948)
Mahatma Gandhi
was a national icon who led the struggle for India's
independence from British colonial rule, empowered by tens of
millions of common Indians. He was a man who did what he said
and led an exemplary and a transparent life.
Born on October
2, 1869 in Porbandar, a small town on the Gujarat coastline.He
was the son of Karamchand Gandhiand Putlibai, Karamchand's
fourth wife. He was married to a Kasturba Gandhi at the age of
13 and had four kids. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in
South Africa. But he left his profession and returned to India
to join the Indian freedom struggle.Throughout his life he
opposed any form of terrorism or violence, instead using only
the highest moral standards. His philosophy of nonviolence, for
which he coined the term satyagraha, has influenced
national and international nonviolent resistance movements to
this day. From the time he took charge of the freedom struggle
in 1918 he was lovingly called as "Mahatma" meaning "Great Soul"
by millions of Indians. By means of nonviolent civil
disobedience, Gandhi helped bring about India's independence
from British rule, inspiring other colonial peoples to work for
their own independence and ultimately dismantling the British
Empire. Gandhi often stated that his principles were simple;
drawn from traditional Hindu beliefs: truth(satya) and
nonviolence (ahimsa).
Famous Qoutes of
Mahatma Gandhi
"Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with
love.""Ahimsa means not to
injure any creature by thought, word or deed, not even to the
supposed advantage of this creature."
"I claim no perfection for myself. But I
do claim to be a passionate seeker after Truth, which is but
another name for God."
"I have nothing new to teach the world.
Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills. All I have done
is to try experiments in both on as vast a scale as I could."
"Poverty is but the worst form of
violence."
Favorite Bhajan's of Mahatma Gandhi
Prayer meetings were an important part of
Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba's life. All religions and faiths
were given equal importance in the daily recitation of prayers.
The prayers always culminated by proclaiming "Although we call
you by different names, you are One, Give us the wisdom to
understand this, O Lord"
Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Vaishnav jana to tene kaiye
Eshwar Allah Tero Naam
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