I.S. Saluja

WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): The Indian Embassy in Washington organized an event on Saturday, October 2 at the Gandhi Memorial opposite the Embassy where India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu paid his respects to the Father of the Indian Nation. The event was restricted to the embassy staff and a few guests in view of the Covid / Delta surge. No speeches were made. Mahatma Gandhi taught Indians the values of truth and non-violence during the freedom movement. His ideals also made it possible for other countries in Asia and Africa, where Mahatma Gandhi spent a big part of his life, to free themselves from colonial rule without bloodshed.

His gospel of truth and non-violence came to be accepted all over the world. The American hero Martin Luther King Jr. and the South African icon Nelson Mandela were deeply influenced by his nonviolent struggle for freedom, and not only said so but practiced when it came to struggling for their rights.

Called Gandhi Jayanti, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday was celebrated across the world.