The Indian Embassy in Washington, DC paid tribute to the daddy of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 153rd beginning anniversary on the Gandhi Memorial Center.
“Embassy of India, Washington, DC paid a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Memorial Center there, celebrating his birth anniversary on October 2nd,” ANI information company tweeted.
#WATCH | US: Embassy of India, Washington, DC paid a tribute to #MahatmaGandhi on the Gandhi Memorial Center there, celebrating his beginning anniversary on October 2nd pic.twitter.com/jtrzg19caG
— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2022
Floral tributes have been paid at a number of installations of Gandhi’s statue together with in New York, San Francisco and Houston.
“Happy Gandhi Jayanti! Delighted to celebrate #GandhiJayanti in the presence of Ambassador Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu @SandhuTaranjitS at Union Square Park, New York,” India in New York tweeted.
Happy Gandhi Jayanti!
Delighted to rejoice #GandhiJayanti within the presence of Ambassador Shri Taranjit Singh Sandhu @SandhuTaranjitS at Union Square Park, New York.@IndianEmbassyUS @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @AmritMahotsav https://t.co/ioRubpzaXT
— India in New York (@IndiainNewYork) October 2, 2022
“Glimpses of the celebration of #GandhiJayanti at Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Hermann Park, Houston,” India in Houston tweeted.
Glimpses of the celebration of #GandhiJayanti at Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Hermann Park, Houston#MahatmaGandhi #AmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/ASkmCFVHiC
— India in Houston (@cgihou) October 2, 2022
“On the auspicious occasion of #GandhiJayanti, CG @nagentv & members of Indian diaspora paid rich tributes at the Mahatma Gandhi statue #Embarcadero, SF. Consul General recalled contributions of #fatherofthenation and his enduring legacy,” the Consulate General of India in San Francisco tweeted.
On the auspicious event of #GandhiJayanti , CG @nagentv & members of Indian diaspora paid wealthy tributes on the Mahatma Gandhi statue #Embarcadero, SF. Consul General recalled contributions of #fatherofthenation and his enduring legacy. @MEAIndia @AmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/cEjRg7wHkW
— India in SF (@CGISFO) October 2, 2022
Born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar city of Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi adopted a non-violent resistance and was on the forefront of the liberty battle in opposition to British colonial rule.
Globally, Gandhi’s beginning anniversary is well known because the International Day of Non-Violence. Several occasions have been held in India and the world over to mark the event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Speaker Om Birla and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have been amongst those that supplied floral tributes to the portraits of Mahatma Gandhi.
(With enter from ANI)
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