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  Gujarat students write letters to Bapu, learn about non-violence

  India | October 02, 2019 11:06 IST

  The students, all from government-run primary schools, were recently asked to write a letter to Bapu. The concept has given a food for thought to the young minds who have been penning down their feelings on postcards, Sabarmati Ashram's director Atul Pandya told PTI.

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  BJP holds Sankalp Yatra on 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

  News | October 02, 2019 11:37 IST

  Addressing a rally, Amit Shah said that awareness of cleanliness in the country has started since the arrival of Modi Government

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  President Kovind, PM Modi, Vice President pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary

  News | October 02, 2019 11:37 IST

  President Kovind, PM Modi, Vice President pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary

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  11 lesser-known facts about Mahatma Gandhi, and his life

  India | October 01, 2019 20:36 IST

  October 2 marks Gandhi Jayanti. It is Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. The day is observed across the world as International Day of Non-Violence. The world is aware of Mahatma Gandhi, also popularly called Bapu or Father of the nation, and his tireless contribution to India's freedom struggle. Here are some lesser-known facts about Mahatma Gandhi, and his life:​

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  Happy Gandhi Jayanti 2019: Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Status, Photos

  October 02, 2019 6:22 IST

  Happy Gandhi Jayanti 2019: On his birth anniversary this year, join us as we remember Mahatma Gandhi

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  How a closed railway crossing saved Gandhi's life in 1934

  India | October 01, 2019 16:55 IST

  Before Nathuram Godse shot him in the chest in the grounds of Birla House in Delhi on January 30, 1948, there were four to five attempts on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, one of them in Pune 14 years earlier.  

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  When Gandhi went under the knife at Pune hospital

  India | October 01, 2019 16:49 IST

  It was a stormy, January day in 1924. Mahatma Gandhi was brought into the Sassoon Hospital for an operation to remove his appendix. But then the power went off due to the raging thunderstorm, and a flashlight was used but that too flickered to death while the British army surgeon was wielding the scalpel. Finally a hurricane lamp came to the rescue.  

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  Mahatma Gandhi's 80-year-old letter wishing Jews "era of peace"

  World | September 27, 2019 10:57 IST

  A short handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi 80-years-ago on the same day the World War II broke out, wishing the "afflicted (Jewish) people" an "era of peace", has been unveiled for the first time by the National Library of Israel.  

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  Tribute paid to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary during Howdy Modi event

  News | September 25, 2019 17:24 IST

  A medley of devotional songs was performed during Howdy Modi event in Houston to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

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  UN event marks 150 years since Gandhi's birth

  News | September 25, 2019 12:10 IST

  World leaders paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the 150th anniversary of his birth at a United Nations event. PM Modi spoke of Gandhi's ability to affect change through non-violent means and impact lives billions of people from all over the world

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  PM Modi releases Mahatma Gandhi stamps to mark 'Year of Tolerance' in UAE

  World | August 24, 2019 19:03 IST

  The stamps were issued at the Presidential Palace. India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) share values of peace, non-violence and pluralism. Zayed-Gandhi digital museum on peace, tolerance and sustainability was mounted earlier this year in Abu Dhabi to showcase the shared values and legacy of Baba Zayed and Mahatma Gandhi.

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  PM Modi instructs BJP MPs to embark on 150 km padayatra on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary

  India | July 09, 2019 13:19 IST

  According to some MPs present in the meeting, Modi said these yatras will be "apolitical" with special focus on villages to make them self-reliant. It will also aim at promoting plantation drive and zero budget farming in villages, they said.

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  Mahatma Gandhi's statue found vandalised in Odisha school

  India | June 17, 2019 15:10 IST

  A room christened 'Bapuji Kakhya' in the school as a mark of honour to the 'father of the nation' was also found ransacked, with cigarette butts and empty liquor bottles strewn around, a police officer said.  

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  'Gandhi cycle rally for peace' organized in Riyadh

  World | June 07, 2019 18:58 IST

  Speaking on the occasion, Sayeed called Mahatma Gandhi a "global apostle of peace, an extraordinary soul, who left behind an eternal message of peace, unity and non-violence". He said the Gandhian ideology is as relevant to the world today as it was during his lifetime.  

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  How IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari fell victim to India's lack of sense of humour

  India | June 05, 2019 17:33 IST

  Choudhari posted the tweet a day after the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Bhopal (and now an MP), Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, said Nathuram Godse was a true patriot.

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  Tiles plastered with Mahatma Gandhi, Ashok Chakra images found in Bulandshahr govt toilets

  India | June 05, 2019 13:47 IST

  “Almost 508 toilets were built under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Icchawari village of Dibai tehsil. It was found that in 13 of those toilets had tiles with symbols of Mahatma Gandhi and Ashok Chakra,” Amarjeet Singh, District Panchayati Raj Officer, said.

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  Action against IAS officer after she 'thanked Godse for 30.1.1948' on Twitter

  India | June 03, 2019 17:32 IST

  IAS officer Nidhi Choudhari's tweet had kicked off a controversy in Maharashtra. Political parties demanded action against her for her tweet. The tweet has since been deleted.

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  Johannesburg: Scores of trees planted to mark Gandhi ji's 150th birth anniversary

  India | June 03, 2019 9:19 IST

  The Gandhi Hall was built in Lenasia after the apartheid-era government demolished the original Gandhi Hall in the city center where the lawyer, who would become the Mahatma, held many community meetings to mobilize the local community into protesting the unjust laws of the time.

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  Mumbai woman IAS officer's anti-Gandhi tweet sparks row

  India | June 02, 2019 12:55 IST

  The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) demanded her suspension for the "derogatory" tweet about Mahatma Gandhi and "glorification" of Godse.  

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  RBI to issue Rs 10 banknotes bearing sign of Governor Shaktikanta Das soon

  India | May 20, 2019 22:05 IST

  Reserve Bank of India Monday said it will issue Rs 10 denomination banknotes bearing signature of Governor Shaktikanta Das.