Did you know that Gandhi, a nickname of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, had not one but five Nobel prize nominations? Indeed, he is a global peacemaker and not just for our India.
He received the honor of celebrating his birth anniversary as an international day of non-violence. The United Nations themselves authorized it in the year of 2007. We in India celebrate his birthday as Gandhi Jayanthi to pay tribute to the great father of the nation.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
Mahatma Gandhi was the great world leader of non-violence(ahimsa). He was an advocate, a politician, and a nationalist who strived for the wellness of the poor and needy. He had a simple-looking gesture with a dhoti and shawl which expressed simplicity as well.
Gandhi ji also launched many movements such as the non-cooperation movement, civil disobedience movement, and so on. While one of the civil disobedience movements against indigo farming. Farmers were struggling due to indigo making their land infertile. Gandhi made the entire British remove indigo farming. Regardless, people called him Mahatma, a great soul.
When do we celebrate the international day of non-violence?
We commemorate the International Day of Non-violence on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2nd every year. He was born in the year 1869 in Porbandar, now known as Gujarat region. We salute his humongous struggle against the British that led to Indian freedom.
Why was Gandhi meant to be special?
We can never say about the true activist in just a couple of words but to mention a few here. Unlike others, Gandhi wore a common man’s loincloth to relate to the Indian people more. Later, it became an indication of the fight for independence all over the world without a single debate.
He finally awarded the much-deserved freedom to India after his series of non-violent movements against British rule. His many small actions of civil resistance caught the eye of the world and he became powerful politically and socially. We will now see one such movement called the Salt March.
How did Gandhi’s salt march create an impact on Indian independence?
Would you believe that a leader with less than a hundred other freedom fighters went for a march? It became an overnight sensation in the whole world. Yes, it all started when Britain ruled India and they imposed a tax on the nation’s salt.
Gandhi and other leaders felt that salt happens to be a necessary staple that people use daily in food next to water. He and the other fighters decided to go on a salt march about 241 miles from his Sabarmati ashram to Dandi town, India.
It was that small act of civil movement as a whole, he marched over day and night. Despite the 80 leaders, several other people joined them on the march and it ended after 24 days. Gandhi took an oath at the seashore of Dandi saying that this should be a start and surely shook the British rule and led to the freedom of India.
FAQs
Who gave the title of Bapu and father of the nation to Gandhiji?
Bapu means father and he has been known as the father of our nation. Subash Chandra Bose, a brave militant gave the title of Bapu and Rabindranath Tagore, a famous Indian poet called him Mahatma, the great soul. He has been always adored by all the nationalists around the world.
What was Gandhi’s concluding expression?
Mahatma said “Hey, Ram(O Lord)” raising his hands above the face in the moment of death and welcoming it gracefully. Though it was an unbearable demise, he still lives among us all in a way and wake of a peaceful society.
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