Bollywood Biggies Wishes All A ‘Happy Gandhi Jayanti’

In his special Gandhi Jayanti address that was first broadcast on All India Radio and then telecast on Doordarshan, Siddaramaiah vowed to follow guidelines set by Gandhi to first Prime Minister Pandit Nehru on rural development and communal harmony.

He also announced of installing replicas (status) of Mahatma Gandhi in all the district subdivisions and blocks to pay respect to Gandhi’s ideology of “non-violence”.

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s delivered a message on the worldwide Day of Non-Violence marked on October 2 each year.

For entrepreneurs too it is important to understand that having integrity and sticking to your principles at all costs will lead to sustainable success. The writer, director and producer of the film, Kamal Haasan plays the role of Saket Ram, a Hindu fundamentalist who portrays the role of a would-be assassin of Gandhi but later on changes his mind and attempts to beg for forgiveness. “Modi is, maybe, the second Mahatma for BJP but for the people of India, he can never be Mahatma Gandhi”, said UP Congress chief Chaudhary Yashpal Singh.

Lithuania on Friday unveiled a statue dedicated to global peace icon Mahatma Gandhi and his great friend Hermann Kallenbach, marking the 164th birthday of the Indian independence leader. His innovative ideas and willingness to take risks prove him as a good leader. But most of all, his simplicity, humility, and humanism coupled with an iron-willed determination to overcome all odds serve as an inspiration to today’s entrepreneurs.

Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, who arrived along with Sonia Gandhi, also paid homage to the Mahatma on his birth anniversary. His birth anniversary is also celebrated as “International Day of Non-Violence”. An all-faith prayer ceremony was also held on the occasion at the memorial. Similarly, Modi is one of the most powerful leaders in today’s time as he is leading a country of 1.25 billion people.

The DPS global School, Karawang, organized programs and workshops for students on Gandhi’s life and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. A peace run was organised by the Aizawl Rotary Club where hundreds of people participated.