Write an essay on why Gandhi jayanti is celebrated?
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Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday celebrated all through the India every year on 2nd of October to mark the birth anniversary of the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He is well known as Father of the Nation or Bapu. This title is not declared officially to him as it is not permitted by the Constitution of India to make someone a father of nation. The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi has been declared as International Day of Non-Violence by The United Nations General Assembly on 15th of June 2007. Gandhi is celebrated as the national holiday all through the India however as International Day of Non-Violence all through the world.
Schools and government offices remain closed at this day all over the country. It is observed in all the states and union territories of India. It is celebrated as one of the three national events of India (other two are Independence Day, 15 August and Republic Day, 26 January). It is marked by including some important activities such as prayer services, tributes by the government officials at Raj Ghat, Gandhi’s memorial in New Delhi (cremation place). Other activities are like prayer meetings, commemorative ceremonies, drama play, speech recitation (on the themes like non-violence, glorifying peace, and Gandhi’s effort in Indian Freedom Struggle), essay writing, quiz competition, painting competition, poem recitation, etc in the schools, colleges, local government institutions and sociopolitical institutions. Best award is granted to the students doing best in any of the competition. At this day, his favorite bhajan, Raghupathi Raghava Rajaram, is generally sung in his memory during celebration.
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Gandhi Jayanti is a national holiday in India celebrated on 2nd October. This day is celebrated in the honor of the birthday of the Father of the nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapuji. Internationally this day is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence as Gandhiji was the preacher of non-violence. He is a symbol of peace and truth.
Gandhiji was born on 2nd October 1869, in Porbunder, a small town in Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. In his autobiography "My experiments with Truth" Gandhiji described his childhood and teen age years, his marriage with Kasturba at the age of 13 and a sheer dedication for his mother land. He has set an example of simple living and high thinking. He was against the addictions like smoking, drinking and non-vegetarianism.
Gandhiji was a pioneer of truth and non-violence. He started the 'Satyagraha' (non-violence) movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He played a very significant role in achieving independence for India from British rule. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of total non-violence