Of course, in India, the birthday (jayanti) of Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated as a national holiday... October 2 of every year. This year, 2013, it is especially important to remember the great impact Mahatma Gandhi and his brilliant example of the ancient Vedic concept of "ahimsa" (non-violence to all sentient beings) has had and continues to have on the international level. One example is that of Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr in the United States who visited India and adopted the principle of "ahimsa" in the American civil rights struggle of the 1960s. Mahatma Gandhi in that sense can be considered not only the "father" of modern India, but also of the international peace movement.
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