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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
As we keep getting busier in our social and work life, we usually tend to forget the contributions made by the freedom fighters in the freedom of our home country– India. It is only on the special days designated to them such as birth or death anniversaries that we are reminded of the legends.
It is again the time of the year when we remember Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, fondly known as Baapu or Mahatma Gandhi as we observe his birth anniversary on October 2.
He was the frontrunner for India’s fight for independence, and he is one of the reasons why India is a free democratic country. The world recognises him as a non-violent old man with a strong will, who stood firm on his principles and got rid of the Britishers in 1947.
For Kiwi-Indians living away from their homeland, the occasion marks a day not just to remember Gandhi but also their country and the sacrifices made by the legends to ensure that the future generations can have a better life and future.
The Kiwi-Indian community all geared up to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday, October 2, to mark the 147th birth anniversary of the Father of Nation. October 2 is also celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence as declared by the United Nations.
The first event will be held outside Wellington railway station in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and another event is scheduled to be held on October 12 in the Parliament building.
Both events will be attended by the Deputy Mayor of Wellington Justin Lester, the Indian High Commissioner Sanjiv Kohli, Members of Parliament and the founder of Yoga in Daily Life Vishwaguruji Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda.
In another event, Auckland Indian Association will be hosting a celebration at Mahatma Gandhi Centre from 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 2. Children from Gujarati school will perform a drama based on the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi on this ocassion.
As we keep getting busier in our social and work life, we usually tend to forget the contributions made by the freedom fighters in the freedom of our home country– India. It is only on the special days designated to them such as birth or death anniversaries that we are reminded of the legends.
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As we keep getting busier in our social and work life, we usually tend to forget the contributions made by the freedom fighters in the freedom of our home country– India. It is only on the special days designated to them such as birth or death anniversaries that we are reminded of the legends.
It is again the time of the year when we remember Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, fondly known as Baapu or Mahatma Gandhi as we observe his birth anniversary on October 2.
He was the frontrunner for India’s fight for independence, and he is one of the reasons why India is a free democratic country. The world recognises him as a non-violent old man with a strong will, who stood firm on his principles and got rid of the Britishers in 1947.
For Kiwi-Indians living away from their homeland, the occasion marks a day not just to remember Gandhi but also their country and the sacrifices made by the legends to ensure that the future generations can have a better life and future.
The Kiwi-Indian community all geared up to celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on Sunday, October 2, to mark the 147th birth anniversary of the Father of Nation. October 2 is also celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence as declared by the United Nations.
The first event will be held outside Wellington railway station in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and another event is scheduled to be held on October 12 in the Parliament building.
Both events will be attended by the Deputy Mayor of Wellington Justin Lester, the Indian High Commissioner Sanjiv Kohli, Members of Parliament and the founder of Yoga in Daily Life Vishwaguruji Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda.
In another event, Auckland Indian Association will be hosting a celebration at Mahatma Gandhi Centre from 7:30 pm on Sunday, October 2. Children from Gujarati school will perform a drama based on the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi on this ocassion.
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