Gandhi Jayanti

People who were born in the 90s and before would clearly remember the time when Indian currency only featured the eminent ‘Ashoka Pillar’, both on the note and the coins. It was in the year 1996, the RBI replaced all currencies (notes featuring Ashoka Pillar)...

Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of the nation,' is synonymous with the Indian freedom struggle. He is renowned all over the world for his non-conventional methods of fighting injustice. Gandhi has been an important part of Hindi films as well. Any film on the Indian independence...

Bari: At a time when the state government is taking many a step to get more tourists from South Asian and Southeast Asian countries to the Buddhist triangle, popularly known as diamond triangle of Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri and Udayagiri, the ground reality tells an altogether different...

Sambalpur: A symbol of religious sanity, secularism, ideals, ahimsa (non-violence) and truth, the Gandhi Mandir here with Mahatma Gandhi as the presiding deity is one of its kind. While Bapu presides as the deity in the temple, the priest is a Dalit. The worshippers are...

When it comes to Mahatma Gandhi, his teachings are largely confined to text books these days. Orissa POST asked a few homemakers about his relevance in their daily life. They all agree that Gandhi is remembered in India mostly on his birthday, a national holiday,...

Mumbai: On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti Tuesday, Hindi film celebrities like Anupam Kher, Taapsee Pannu and Manoj Bajpayee spoke of the impact of Father of the Nation, and reiterated some of his words of wisdom. The celebrities took to Twitter to share their views on...

Dharamsala: The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Tuesday organised a cleanliness drive in and around McLeodganj, the abode of their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, to commemorate the 149th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and in observance of the Indian government's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The day-long event...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Sambalpur: To commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary this year, celebrations are underway in different parts of Odisha, including Cuttack, Sambalpur and Balasore Tuesday. Citizens, leaders, politicians, students and people from all walks of life across Odisha paid homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi...

New Delhi: Twitter India Tuesday celebrated 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi with the announcement of a new customised "Gandhi Emoji". The "Gandhi Emoji" was officially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the micro-blogging site, which features a caricature of the Father of the Nation....

Washington: A resolution has been moved in the House of Representatives to honour Mahatma Gandhi with the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by the US Congress, in recognition of his promotion of peace and non-violence. Co-sponsored by four Indian-American lawmakers --...