Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Porbandar in the present day state of Gujarat in India on October 2, 1869. Indians celebrate the 147th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2.
Gandhi’s birth anniversary is also observed as the International Day of Non-Violence for him being a person who taught us to follow the path of peace and non-violence.
In June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly had voted to establish October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence.
Gandhi, who has inspired millions of people all over the world with his teachings, is remembered even seven decades after his death. He was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, who fired three bullets into his chest at point-blank range on January 30, 1948. Here watch the full movie mahatma gandhi 1982 in hindi.
