Gandhi Jayanti across India

“Be the change you want to see in the world.”

To honour Mahatma Gandhi, the "Father of the Nation", Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated across India on October 2, also known as the International Day of Non-Violence. Mahatma Gandhi is a symbol of peace and truth. 

A pioneer of truth and non-violence, Gandhi played an extremely significant role in achieving independence for India, spearheading the 'Satyagraha' (non-violence) movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of total non-violence. 

Albert Einstein’s sentiments in a letter…

Mahatma Gandhi's life achievement stands unique in political history. He has invented a completely new and humane means for the liberation war of an oppressed country, and practised it with greatest energy and devotion. The moral influence he had on the consciously thinking human being of the entire civilized world will probably be much more lasting than it seems in our time with its overestimation of brutal violent forces. Because lasting will only be the work of such statesmen who wake up and strengthen the moral power of their people through their example and educational works. We may all be happy and grateful that destiny gifted us with such an enlightened contemporary, a role model for the generations to come.

Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.

Honouring this day, with a few Language Fun Facts: 

Gandhi was a multi-lingual leader. He could understand Tamil, Kannada, Malayam, Telugu, Gujarathi, Hindi, Marathi. He preferred to speak to Indian audiences in their own languages. He always encouraged people to embrace their own languages. He regularly used Hindi, although his native tongue was Gujarati.

• India has over 1000 languages and dialects spoken across the region; 122 languages are each spoken by more than 10,000 people.
• Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil and Urdu - are each spoken by more than 50 million people.
• Hindi and English are both official languages.

Some interesting facts about the Hindi language:

• The term “Hindi” is derived from the Persian word Hind, meaning “Land of the Indus River”,  also known as the great trans-Himalayan river of South Asia.
• It became the official language of India in 1965, and is also spoken in countries outside India, such as Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Pakistan and Nepal.
• Spoken by almost 500 million people, making it one of the most spoken languages worldwide. 

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