Worldwide Day of Non-violence ‎

Thorough his way of living, Mahatma Gandhi taught us innumerable lessons.

Designed exclusively for the Freedom Series, the 20 grams gold-plated sterling silver coin will be used by India and South Africa for all the formats of the game played with each other in India or South Africa for perpetuity. In the year 2007, the United Nations declared 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti) as the worldwide Day of Non-Violence.

On his early morning visit to Rajghat – the black marble top memorial to the Mahatma on the bank of Yamuna river here – Modi was accompanied by senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu and other central ministers. Even in Bollywood we have time and again witnessed filmmakers paying an ode to the irreplaceable leader with films like Lage Raho Munna Bhai, and Gandhi My Father.

Those who know how to think need no teachers.

Violence holds sway even as the country celebrates another birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of truth and nonviolence. Above the many things that connect our two nations, the monument to Gandhi and Kallenbach will tower as a symbol epitomising a single individual’s impact on the larger history of mankind. That such an incident can take place in 21st century India should make any Indian hang one’s head in shame.

Later she adds, “I feel Gandhi can never be divided among the game of politics”. They also said a Royal Indian Air Force sergeant was the first person to attack Godse, jolting his arm and wrenching his handgun away. Designed in the form of a museum, the truck showcases important events of Mahatma Gandhi’s life in the form of photos and audio-visual content and sound and light shows.

Gandhi topi: Although past their prime when it comes to making a fashion statement, just the fact that they are called ‘Gandhi caps’ says it all. Sumithra Gandhi Kulkarani, grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, is expected to attend. The catalogue reveals that Gandhi had eclectic tastes: he read Shakespeare, Tolstoy and Tagore and his interests included human evolution, political philosophy and peace.

“He once said, “… if someone were to shoot me in the belief that he was getting rid of a rascal, he would kill not the real Gandhi, but the one that appeared to him a rascal”.