Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi's Birth Anniverary at K.V.Sec-8Rohini
* Important points on Gandhi ji Life*
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1) Mahatma Gandhi had born in a Hindu family on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat.
2) His father Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi was Diwan of Porbandar.
3) Mahatma Gandhi married Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia in May 1883.
4) On 4th September 1888, he left for London for higher studies.
5) He was a civil right activist in South Africa from 1893 to 1914, fighting against color discrimination.
6) He returned to India in 1915 and joined the Indian National Congress.
7) Gandhi ji started the first movement against British rule, Champaran Satyagraha in 1917.
8)Mahatma Gandhi joined the Indian National Congress in 1920.
9) He launched the non-cooperation movement on 01 August 1920 after Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
10) He started Salt/Dandi March on 12th March 1930 and continued till 06th April 1930.
11) Nathuram Godse, a right-wing advocate of Hindu Nationalism, assassinated Gandhi on 30th January 1948 at Birla House, New Delhi.
12) The Indian Government has declared 30 January as Martyrs’ Day.
13) The title “Mahatma” was given to him in South Africa in 1914.
14) In India, Mahatma Gandhi was fondly called Bapu and Gandhi Ji.
15) He was imprisoned on several occasions for many years in South Africa and India.
16) Mahatma Gandhi wore simple yarn clothes woven with yarn hand-spun on a charkha.
17) He was strict a vegetarian and undertook fasts for protests and self-purification.
18) Mahatma Gandhi undertook his last fast on 12th January 1948 at the age of 78.
19) He was a supporter of Ahinsa (non-violence).
20) He is also renowned as the “Father of the Nation”.
21) Despite being nominated 5 times, Gandhi Ji had never won the Nobel (peace) prize.
22) Gandhi Ji was the winner of the ‘ Time Magazine of the Year ’ award in 1930.
23) India celebrates his birthday as the Gandhi Jayanti every year.
24) Mahatma Gandhi had four sons – Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, and Devdas.
25) His birthday on 2nd October is observed worldwide as the international day of non-violence violence.
Reference:
https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/10-facts-about-mahatma-gandhi-1411388534-1