Today is the 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birthday, and it's a national holiday in India
By Gabrielle Sorto, CNN
Updated 3:31 AM ET, Wed October 2, 2019
CNN)Mahatma Gandhi, known in India as "the father of the nation," was born 150 years ago today, on October 2, 1869. His birthday is a major national holiday called Gandhi Jayanti, and it is marked with a prayer for peace, ceremonies and events throughout the country.
The United Nations has also declared October 2 as the International Day of Nonviolence to honor Gandhi's message.
Gandhi was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi -- he wasn't known as the title Mahatma, which translates to "Great Soul," until 1914. He was a lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer.
Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/02/world/gandhi-150-year-birthday-anniversary-trnd/index.html
By the way, "9 Hours To Rama" with Horst Bucholz (Magnificent Seven) is a movie about the assassination of Gandhi. Made cerca 1962. It's at youtube; darn good movie. I won't post link because that often seems to get videos removed, if they see traffic to it but it's well-worth watching though, it is less about Gandhi and more about the assassin in how he spent the hours until he shot Gandhi.
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