Mahatma Gandhi is broadly perceived as one of the 20th century’s most prominent political and profound pioneers.He was only Person to in the world who gave the knowledge of non-violence , Throughout his life, Gandhiji only walked on the path of non-violence and achieved fame all over the world. Today on his birthday which is celebrated every year on 2nd October as International Non-violence Day at all over the world we Discus about his life facts.Unknown facts about Gandhiji
Unknown facts about Gandhiji
⇒ Mahatma Gandhi’s mother tongue was Gujarati
⇒ Unknown facts about Mahatma Gandhi
⇒ He was married at age 13 and had four sons before taking a vow of celibacy
⇒ Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Karamchand was the name of his father.
⇒ His birthday (2nd October) is commemorated worldwide as International Day of Nonviolence.
⇒ Gandhi ate fruit, nuts, and seeds for five years but switched back to strict vegetarianism after suffering health problems.
⇒ Gandhi took an early promise to keep away from milk items (counting ghee), be that as it may, after his well being started to decline, he yielded and began drinking goat’s milk.
⇒ Gandhi’s wife died in 1944 while imprisoned in the Aga Khan Palace. Her day of death (February 22) is celebrated as Mother’s Day in India.
⇒ Gandhi Ji set up a small colony, Tolstoy Farm at an 1100 acre site, 21 miles from Johannesburg, South Africa for his colleagues in the Satyagraha struggle.
⇒ Gandhi attended law school in London and was famous among the faculty for his bad handwriting.
⇒ Mahatma Gandhi’s image has appeared on all denominations of Indian rupees printed since 1996.
⇒ Gandhi in 1982 is an epic historical drama film based on Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi won the Academic Award for the best motion picture.
⇒ Do you know how many times Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? Gandhi ji was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and, finally, a few days before he was murdered in January 1948 .
⇒ The country against whom he fought for India’s Independence, Great Britain, released a stamp honouring him, 21 years after his death.
Famous Quotes by Mahatma Gandhi
⇒ You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
⇒ An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
⇒ The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
⇒ There is more to life than increasing its speed.
⇒ Man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes.
⇒ The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
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