What is the International Day of Non-Violence?
On 2nd October, PM Narendra Modi tweeted, “This Gandhi Jayanti is even more special because India is marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
Join us today for 5th Ahinsa/#NonViolence Lecture in Commemoration of #InternationalDayOfNonviolence featuring life-size hologram of #MahatmaGandhi
Panelist: ➡️ Princess @GKRHayu ➡️ @BerniceKing, CEO @TheKingCenter ➡️ @akduraiappah, Dir @UNESCO_MGIEP
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— Ruchira Kamboj (@ruchirakamboj) September 30, 2022
Every year, since 2007, the day is observed on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Born in 1869 in the Porbandar town of Gujarat, Gandhi pioneered the philosophy of non-violence (Ahimsa) through his political marches against the British, and talks around India and the world.
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