
Mahatma Gandhi




India in history this Week-March 4, 2022, to March 10, 2022
04 MARCH 1879 Bethune College of Calcutta was established in 1879. 1906 Hakim Abdul Majeed started the Hamdard dispensary in Delhi in 1906. 1924 In 1924, Shyam Lal Gupta composed the song Raising the Flag. […]



India in history this Week- November 12 to November 18, 2021
12 NOVEMBER 1936 The temples of Kerala are open to all Hindus. 1946 Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, founder of Banaras Hindu University and honored with Bharat Ratna, died in Uttar Pradesh. 1927 Mahatma Gandhi made […]



History This Week
October 1 October 1, 1908 – Henry Ford’s Model T, a “universal car” designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time. October 1, 1938 – Hitler’s troops occupied the Sudetenland portion […]

Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Freedom Movement
Remembering the Father of the Indian Nation on his 152nd birthday anniversary “It has been my experience, living and working with Gandhiji that what he achieved by his Satyagraha appeared at the time to be […]





‘Vocal for Local’ tribute to Mahatma, freedom fighters: PM Modi
Announcing the beginning of the ‘Amrit Mahotsav’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that ‘Vocal For Local’ is a wonderful tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and other great freedom fighters. “Today’s #AmritMahotsav programme begins from […]

Indian American Congressman Condemns Vandalization Of Gandhi Statue
WASHINGTON (TIP): Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna on Monday, Feb 1, strongly condemned the vandalization of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the US state of California, calling it as a shameful act. The 6-ft tall, […]

Are we losing the war against the obscenity of hunger?
The World Food Programme may have got the Nobel Peace Prize, but the world is not winning against hunger As the humanitarian organization Mercy Corps puts it, “Hunger and malnutrition are the biggest risks to […]

Indian American lawmakers introduce resolution honoring Bapu aka Mahatma Gandhi on his birthday
WASHINGTON(TIP): Six US lawmakers, including four Indian American members of the House have introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring the life of Mahatma Gandhi and his enduring legacy in the present world. The resolution was introduced […]

Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue outside Indian Embassy in DC Vandalized
Bidisha Roy NEW YORK (TIP): Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian Embassy in Washington DC was desecrated by some miscreants. The statue was allegedly spray painted with expletives. Soon after the incident took place, the […]

Why India and the World Need Gandhi
The great leader envisioned a world where every citizen has dignity and prosperity Originally published in New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/02/opinion/modi-mahatma-gandhi.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytopinion Upon reaching India in 1959, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remarked, “To other […]

Indian Embassy Celebrates 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Nancy Pelosi attends commemorative event at the Library of Congress WASHINGTON(TIP): As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian Embassy here organized a commemorative event at the […]

Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th Birth Anniversary celebrated by Delhi Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities in partnership with World Business Chicago
CHICAGO(TIP): Mayor Lori Lightfoot issued, Spt. 30, a Proclamation declaring October 2, 2019 Mahatma Gandhi Day in the City of Chicago, at an event hosted by the Delhi Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities in […]

Resolution introduced in US Senate to commemorate Gandhi’s 150 birth anniversary
WASHINGTON(TIP): US lawmakers on Wednesday, Oct 2, introduced a bipartisan resolution in the Congress to commemorate the memory and legacy of the apostle of peace. Coinciding with the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, US […]