Gandhi Current Affairs, GK & News
Bill to promote Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr’s legacies passed in US
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives has passed legislation for setting up an exchange program for Indian and American students to study Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. The Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative Act was authored by John Lewis, the civil rights member who had passed away last week. Background ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Foreign Affairs Committee • Gandhi • Legislation • Martin Luther King Jr • US
Salt March
March 12th, 2020 marks 90 years since the start of the Salt March by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 in protest against the British Salt Tax. British Salt Tax After the declaration of Poorna Swaraj in 1930, the National Movement leaders had decided to adopt civil disobedience as a tool of protest. Mahatma Gandhi chose to ..
Topics: British India • Civil Disobedience • Dandi • Gandhi • National Movement • Salt Tax • Satyagraha
‘Martyrs’ Day’ observed on January 30
‘Martyrs’ Day’ is observed across the country every year on January 30. The day is observed to pay homage to the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the sacrifices of other Indians who laid down their lives for the country. This year India observes the 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. All national leaders including ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Bhagat Singh • Events • Gandhi • India • Military
Tridip Suhrud translates book “the Diary of Manu Gandhi (1943-44)”
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel has recently launched the book titled – “the Diary of Manu Gandhi (1943-44)” at a function in New Delhi. The book has been brought out by National Archives of India (NAI) in collaboration with Oxford University Press on the occasion of 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The ..
Topics: Activism • Activists • Aga Khan Palace • Gandhi • Gujarati people • Indian Hindus • Indian people • Kasturba Gandhi • Mahatma Gandhi • Tolstoyans • Tridip Suhrud • Vegetarians
Communal Harmony Day (CHD)
In India, the Sadbhavana Diwas (or Communal Harmony Day) is celebrated every year on August 20 to commemorate birth anniversary of late former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. On the occasion of 75th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi along with Rahul Gandhi inaugurated an exhibition titled ‘Memories and Archives of Rajiv ..
Topics: Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi • Finance Ministers of India • Gandhi • Government of India • Indian Hindus • Indian National Congress • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam • Lok Sabha • Rajiv Gandhi • Rajiv Gandhi Memorial • Sriperumbudur
Saba Naqvi authors “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook”
The “Politics of Jugaad: The Coalition Handbook” has been authored by journalist Saba Naqvi. In it, the author examined the possibility of a coalition government after 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It traces the history of political alliances in the country taking into account their performance on economic and and social policies, among others. The book ..
Topics: Coalition government • Gandhi • Indian National Congress • Indian people • Lok Sabha • Priyanka Gandhi • Rahul Gandhi • Vadra