GANDHI JAYANTI 2023: India observes the birth anniversary of the revered “Bapu,” Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, on October 2, a day celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti. Born in 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, this year marks the 154th birth anniversary of the eminent freedom fighter. Gandhi Ji, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, remains an enduring symbol of non-violence. Consequently, his birthday is recognized internationally as the International Day of Non-violence, reflecting his steadfast commitment to peaceful resistance and his enduring impact on the world’s pursuit of justice and harmony.
Gandhi’s eloquence was a powerful force in India’s struggle for independence, his words echoing with wisdom and a relentless commitment to nonviolence.
From the historic “Quit India” speech that ignited a nationwide movement to his memorable “Dandi March” address, where he symbolically picked up a handful of salt to defy the oppressive salt tax, each word he spoke stirred hearts and ignited a passion for change. Join us in paying tribute to the legacy of a visionary leader whose speeches still resonate with hope, justice, and the power of peaceful resistance.
MAHATMA GANDHI’S ICONIC SPEECHES
DANDI MARCH SPEECH
Gandhi led the peaceful march to protest against the British Raj’s salt tax rule and his speech for this movement remains one of his most remembered speeches. He propagated the message of satyagraha through his speech made on March 11, 1930, where he said, “A Satyagrahi, whether free or incarcerated, is ever victorious. He is vanquished only when he forsakes truth and nonviolence and turns a deaf ear to the inner voice. If, therefore, there is such a thing as defeat for even a Satyagrahi, he alone is the cause of it.”
QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT SPEECH
Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Do or Die’ message for Indians during the announcement of Quit India Movement unified the country to fight the British Raj. The speech initiated a civil disobedience campaign that spread across the country and lasted from August 1942 to September 1944. He said, “If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.”
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GANDHI ON RIGHTEOUSNESS
“It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.”
GANDHI ON INDIA’S PARTITION IN 1947
On June 3, 1947, when the Partition plan was announced, Gandhi told Rajendra Prasad, “I can see only evil in the plan.”
GANDHI ON THE SWADESHI MOVEMENT
Gandhi believed in self-reliance and moreover, economic freedom for Indians who were suffering from poverty during the colonial era. Khadi became the symbol of that self-reliance as he promoted the spinning wheel which fulfilled these conditions.
“It is best to die performing one’s own duty or Swadharma. Paradharma, or another’s duty, is fraught with danger, he said, explaining, “What the Gita says with regard to swadharma equally applies to swadeshi also, for swadeshi is swadharma applied to one’s immediate environment.”
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