Gandhi Jayanti 2020: Prayer services, cultural events set to mark the Mahatma’s 151st birth anniversary today
FirstpostGandhiji’s birth anniversary is also marked as the International Day of Non-Violence after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to declare the same on 15 June, 2007 Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on 2 October every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Here’s how Indians across the country mark his birth anniversary on this special day: Statues of Gandhi_ji_ are garlanded as prayer services, commemorative ceremonies and cultural events are held across the country on 2 October. Many people visit Gandhiji’s ashram in Sabarmati on his birth anniversary. Closer to home, the Noida Authority has decided to begin ‘Trash to Treasure’ and ‘Bin to Beauty’ initiatives in order to celebrate the Gandhi Jayanti and Rashtriya Swachhta Divas on 2 October.