October 2 marks the birth of India’s Father of the Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi. He is popularly known for devoting his entire life to free our country from Britain’s colonial rule.
He was given the name ‘Mahatma’ by the great poet Rabindranath Tagore. Known for his philosophies of non-violence or ahinsa, Bapu’s birth anniversary is celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence, as declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
People across the globe remember Mahatma Gandhi’s life and legacy on his birth anniversary.
Gandhi Jayanti 2021: Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi
- Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.
- Unity among the different races and the different communities belonging to different religions of India is indispensable to the birth of national life.
- Forgiveness is the quality of the brave, not of the cowardly. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
- You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.
- You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.
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Messages and wishes:
- May the spirit of truth and non-violence be with us in this Gandhi Jayanti
- May we all have the courage to live up to Bapu’s ideals of universal brotherhood. Happy Gandhi Jayanti.
- Let us all follow the path of truth and pay homage to our Father of the Nation on this day.
- Let us pay homage to the great man who taught the world that even the toughest wars can be won with peace and truth.
- The celebrations of Gandhi Jayanti are incomplete if we do not learn to work for our nation and be the responsible and hard-working citizens of our country.
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