Gandhi Jayanti

<p>Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a>, celebrated annually on 2 October to honour the birth of <a href="/facts/Mahatma_Gandhi/epTj0j19">Mahatma Gandhi</a>, one of the key leaders of the <a href="/facts/Indian_independence_movement/0n35LRk8">Indian independence movement</a> and a pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of <a href="/facts/Nonviolence/9XJPDSbd">nonviolence</a>. It is one of the three <a href="/facts/National_holidays_in_India/AnFtnbHA">national holidays in India</a>. In 2007, the <a href="/facts/United_Nations_General_Assembly/pNDmCu8X">United Nations General Assembly</a> declared this day as the <a href="/facts/International_Day_of_Non-Violence/06HAxo7W">International Day of Non-Violence</a>. Referred to as the "National Father" by <a href="/facts/Netaji_Subhash_Chandra_Bose/GqqWIG0S">Subhas Chandra Bose</a>, Gandhi's principles of <a href="/facts/Nonviolent_resistance/uz9JRtkN">nonviolent resistance</a> played a crucial role in India's successful struggle for independence from British colonial rule.
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