Gandhi Jayanti 2016 would be celebrated all over the country on 2nd of October, at Sunday.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

The birthday of the Mahatma Gandhi is celebrated in India every year by the name Gandhi Jayanti or Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti. It falls yearly on 2nd of October when there is a gazetted holiday all over the India. On second of October a great person Mahatma Gandhi was born in the year 1869 at Porbandar in the Gujarat to the Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai. Mahatma Gandhi is also known as Bapu in India for his unforgettable contributions and struggle for the freedom of Indian. All the Government offices, banks, schools, colleges, post offices and etc are closed on 2nd of October. Some of the Businesses and organizations are open for small hours to celebrate the day.

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration at Raj Ghat

In India the Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated as the national holiday by making prayer meetings and paying homage in front of the statue at the Raj Ghat New Delhi. Gandhi Jayanti 2013 would fall at Wednesday on 2nd of October. Prayer is held (in the presence of President and Prime Minister of the India) at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi where he was cremated. His most preferred and devotional song (Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram) is sung in the remembrance of him.

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration in Schools

Grand celebration events are organized by the major schools in India to celebrate the Gandhi Jayanti at 2nd of October every year. Students of schools enthusiastically take part in the Gandhi Jayanti event celebrations. Gandhi Jayanti, a birthday anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi is also celebrated as the International Peace Day all across the world. Students sing a song based on the truth and non violence message of Bapu, recite poems and present their own sights on the Gandhian philosophy by the speeches and recitations.

Small children celebrate this event by dressing up same as the Gandhi ji as well as performing the nationalistic songs. Students also take part in the rally using banners which conveys the significance of peace and non-violence throughout the country. In the end of the celebration, students and teachers take a pledge.

Gandhi Darshan - Gandhi ji Group of Organisations

Gandhi Darshan - Gandhi ji Group of Organisations 
Gandhi Bhavan Market, Mk Jahi Road,
Mk Jahi Road,
Hyderabad, AP 500001

GROUP OF GANDHI DARSHAN

AP Bhoodan Yagna Board

AP Gandhi Global Family

AP Sarvodaya Mandal

AP Gandhi Gnyan Prathisthan

Vinoba Nagar Dev. Society

Swaravarshini

ABOUT GANDHI JI - Gandhidarshan.org

ABOUT GANDHIJI:

Mahatma was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar. Mohandas or Mohan was youngest of the three sons of Putlibai and Karamchand Gandhi. His father had been Prime Minister successively in three Kathiawar States. He was straight and true as steel, known for his steadfastness and loyalty. The little house were Gandhi was born is today known as the "Kirti Mandir".

Even as a child Gandhi was deeply influenced by his mother Putlibai's deeply religious and austere beliefs. He did his primary schooling at Porbandar, and his high school at Albert High School, Rajkot. Gandhi showed no particular brilliance, played no games, and was quite an introvert. He read little beyond text books, but respected his teacher, and was determined not to copy from his neighbour's answer sheets.

Marriage with Kasturba, at the age of thirteen, was almost play. But Gandhi began as a jealous and possessive husband; he wanted to make his illiterate wife an ideal one. The other person he was much attached to was his eldest brother Laxmidas. When their father was no more, it was Laxmidas who helped to educate him and send him to England for legal studies.

Putlibai let Gandhi go abroad only after he vowed to lead a simple & religious life. For a while Gandhi was tempted to follow westerners. But soon he returned to simplicity. A vegetarian by tradition he soon became one by conviction, joining and working actively for the London Vegetarian Society. He was called to the Bar in June 1891.

The Crossroads:
In 1893, Gandhi went to South Africa to handle a case. But though his legal work was soon over, he stayed on for 21 years, fighting against racial discrimination and for the rights of the Indian Community. South Africa was the turning point of his life, where his perfectly normal life ceased to exist and he became a human rights activist, ever so staunch in his belief of achieving independence through ahimsa (non-violence).

Ashram Settlement:
In founding and running his Ashram settlement at Phoenix and Tolstoy farm, Gandhi was much influenced by Tolstoy and Ruskin towards leading a simple community life. The third of "the moderns" who impressed Gandhi was Raj Chandra, the Jain philosopher and intellectual.

Service in hour of need:
During the Boer war and the Zulu rebellion he helped the British Raj at the hour of its need, by raising Indian Ambulance and Stretcher-barer Corps which served close to the line of fire. Gandhi was awarded medals for this service.

The India Struggle:
The Natal India Congress founded by Gandhi in 1894, on lines similar to the Indian National Congress, and later the British Indian Committee in the Transvaal fought against restrictions on Indian trade, movement and residence. During the campaign against the 'Black' Registration Act, Gandhi lit a grand bonfire of thousands of the registration certificates.

The Homecoming:
The Passive Resistance Struggle was to be long-drawn-out. Thousands of satyagrahis suffered imprisonment, loss of property, trade. Tolstoy farm was built by Gandhi on land donated by Kallenbach, as a colony for housing satyagrahis families. They did farming, grew fruit, followed simple crafts and conducted school - all noble experiment in community living.

CHAIRMAN - GANDHI ORGANISATIONS WWW.GANDHIDARSHAN.ORG

ABOUT CHAIRMAN

PERSONAL PROFILE : Name : Dr. Gunna Rajender Reddy Fathers Name : Gunna Sitharam Reddy Date of Birth : 01-01-1963 Profession : Social Worker Qualification : Doctorate in Social Work, M.A. Literature & M.A. Gandhian Thoughts Born Place : Ranga Puram, Mahaboobnagar Community : Reddy

PRESENT POSITIONS HELD :

1. Chairman : Gandhi Global Family, Andhra Pradesh. 2. Chairman : Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Board (Acharya Vinobha Bhave Foundation) 3. Chairman : Gandhian Group of Institutions 4. Chairman : Vinobha Nagar Development Society (Acharya Vinobha Bhave Foundation) 5. Chairman : SVS Raithu Cooperative Diary 6. Vice-President : Gandhi Gyan Pratisthan, Andhra Pradesh Chapter 7. Member : Andhra Pradesh Harijan Sevak Sangh (A Gandhi Foundation) 8. Managing Trustee : Andhra Pradesh Anthyodaya Mandal (A Gandhi Foundation) 9. Member : All India Prohibition Committee 10. President : Andhra Pradesh Sarvodaya Mandal 11. Member : Gandhi Darshan Samithi 12. Executive Member : All Indian Nagalipi Parishad (Acharya Vinobha Bhave Foundation)

FAMILY BACKGROUND : Agriculturist and Service Oriented

ACTIVITIES :

1982-1983 : Congress Party Devarkonda Assembly Segment Incharge to the candidate shri Ravindra Nayak 1983-1986 : In association with eminent Gandhians Shri Munagala Kondal Rao and Shri Ranga Reddy, conducted various Gandhian Programmes 1986-1990 : Provided free Education to more than 2000 poor ST,SC,BC,minority dropoutstudents and among them 500 students acquired jobs in the Government teaching service department (A Documentary film was also released on this matter byRamoji Academy of Film and Television (RAFT),Ramoji Film City, Andhra Pradesh). 1990-2000 : As president of all India Rachanatmak Samaj, Andhra Pradesh Chapter, established by Gandhian Dr. Nirmala Deshpande conducted various Gandhian Programmes, Peace Rallies, Service Programmes and All Religion peace Meetings. 2000-2010 : As state Co- ordinator and Member of Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan Yagna Board under the chairman ship of noted Gandhian Shri. C.V.Charygaru strived for possession and distribution of 10,000 Acres of Bhoodan Land to the Land Less poor people. As a mark of Recognition Government of Andhra Pradesh, appointed as Chairman of Bhoodan Yagna Board. 2010-2013 : After the demise of eminent Gandhian Dr. Nirmala Deshpande, to propagate Gandhian thoughts and principles took over as president of Gandhi Global Family A.P. Chapter under the national Leadership of Janab Ghulam Nabi Azad and Padmasri. S.P.Varma, completed at about 80000 kms of journey all over India as part of ParikramaYatra and convened Programs at Vijayawada, NAC Hyderabad, Pochampally (Andhra Pradesh), Gowahati, Shillong, Kohima, Haridwar and Andaman & Nicobar Islands thereon appointed as National Executive Committee Member, Gandhi Global Family. 2011 -2013 : Honored Media Guild Award for the year 2011-2012 by The Chennai Metro Chennai Metro EveningNews paper presented by Hon'ble Governor of Tamil Nadu Sri. K. Rosaiah. 1st, Feb 2014 : Academy of UniversalGlobalPeace awarded doctorate certificate for outstanding performance in the sector of social work for whole life.The certificate was provided as "THE DOCTOR OF SOCIAL WORK" Honored by ACEDAMY OF UNIVERSAL GLOBAL PEACE. There are variousoutstanding services in the field of SOCIAL SECTOR provided by myself on which DOCTROATE was Honored The Few prominent activities are as follow : 2000-2013 Providedoutstanding services in Providing Free Education to more than 2000 poor ST, SC, BC, minority dropout student out of which 500 students acquired jobs in the Government teaching service department. 2000-2013Provided outstanding services as state- co-ordinator and Member of Andhra PradeshBhoodan Yagna Board under the chairman ship of C.V.Chary strived for possession and distribution of 10,000 Acres of Bhoodan Land to the Land Less poor people. As a mark of recognition Government of Andhra Pradesh. appointedme as Chairman of Bhoodan Yagna Board. Provided outstanding servicesAs Member and Chairmanof the BhoodanYagna Board, also distributed over 10,000Plots to Landless poorpeople, who are below poverty line, SC, ST and BC's, Lambadas etc March 2014 : Honered "Samaikya Bharat Gaurav Satkar" award By DELHI TELUGU ACADAMY for Propagating Gandhian Philosophy. Conducting service and developmental programs as board trustee member of Anthyodaya Mandal, Khadi Village Industries, established by Mahatma Gandhiji As a member of All India Environment Conservation Committee, distributed 1.00 lakh plants.Started various committees and conducted programsabout ban on alcohol. As a part of development programme in rural dairy sector, establishedSVSRaithulaDiary. As a part of Goraksha Programme, established a 1000 Cow Gowshala. As topropagate Gandhian thoughts and programmes, published and distributed "Bapu dairy" 10,000 Copies per year in English and regional languages for the last 10 years and had got good response in National and International Arena Published and distributed, for free of cost, 1.00 lakh books of Gandhiji's Auto biography in English, Telugu and Urdu Languages. Instrumental in distribution of Bhoodan Yagna Board land to the Schedule Cast and Poor People in Andhra Pradesh.

Gandhi Global Family

ABOUT Gandhi Global Family

The message given by Mahatma ji on propriety and etiquette is a sacred rule for every human being to achieve peace and happiness.By propriety one attains etiquecy and etiquecy illuminates ones personality.As civilization keeps changing citizens acquire more facilities. No not facilities but get engrossed in physical lust and changes the civilization.

Mahatma ji is of the opinion that except mankind who turned into being a demon,all other living beings has not changed its life style since ages and has not changed its own way of life except mortality,and they all remain happy.

A person with hunger when he gets food his desire subsides and the desires comes out only when he feels hungry.This way by giving another living thing as food and controlling their desire is for maintaining the equilibrium of the nature and this is considered as God’s rule.

GANDHI DARSHAN - mission and thought of Mahatma Gandhi through various socio-educational and cultural programmes

Welcome to GANDHI DARSHAN

Gandhi Darshan was formed in September 1984 by the merger of Gandhi Darshan at Rajghat and Gandhi Smriti, at 5, Tees January Marg as an autonomous body, and is functioning under the constructive advice and financial support from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The Prime Minister of India is its Chairperson and it has a nominated body of senior Gandhians and representatives of various government departments to guide it in its activities. The basic aim and objective of the Samiti is to propagate the life, mission and thought of Mahatma Gandhi through various socio-educational and cultural programmes....

It has two campuses :

(a) Gandhi Smriti
Gandhi Smriti, housed in the Old Birla House on 5, Tees January Marg, New Delhi, is the sacred place where Mahatma Gandhi's epic Life ended on 30 January 1948. Mahatma Gandhi had lived in this house from 9 September 1947 to 30 January 1948. Thus, the hallowed house treasures many memories of the last 144 days of his life. The Old Birla House was acquired by the Government of India in 1971 and was converted into a National Memorial of the Father of the Nation and was opened to the public on August 15, 1973.

The preserves include the room where Mahatma Gandhi lived and the prayer ground where he held a mass congregation every evening. It was here where assassin’s bullets felled Gandhiji. The building and the landscape have been preserved as they were in those days.

The Memorial consists of: (a) Visual Aspects to perpetuate the memory of Mahatma Gandhi and the noble ideals he represented, (b) Educative Aspects to focus concentrated attention on certain values of life that made Gandhi a Mahatma, and (c) Service Aspects to introduce activities in order to subserve certain felt needs.

On display in the Museum are photographs, sculptures, paintings, frescos, inscriptions on rocks and relics pertaining to the years Mahatma Gandhi spent here. The meagre personal effects of Gandhiji too are carefully preserved.

A larger than life statue of Mahatma Gandhi, with a boy and a girl holding a dove in their hands standing on either side, emerging out of the globe, symbolising his universal concern for the poor and the deprived, welcomes the visitor at the main entrance of the Gandhi Smriti. It is the work of the renowned sculptor Sri Ram Sutar. The legend at the base of the sculpture says, "My Life is My Message".

A Martyr's Column stands at the spot where the Father of the Nation was assassinated, commemorating the Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi as the embodiment of all the sufferings and sacrifices that characterised the long struggle for India's Freedom.

(b) International Centre of Gandhian Studies and Research 
The second campus is situated adjacent to the Mahatma Gandhi Samadhi at Rajghat. The sprawling thirty-six acre campus came into existence in 1969 to mark the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi. An International Gandhi Darshan Exhibition was housed to commemorate the occasion. Divided into six huge pavilions spread across the campus, it sought to bring alive the eternal message of the Mahatma “My Life is My Message”. The founding fathers envisaged that in due course of time it would evolve into an educational centre of international stature.

This dream came true when in 1994, during the 125th Birth Anniversary of Gandhiji; the campus was converted into an International Centre of Gandhian Studies and Research (ICGSR). The Centre offers research and guidance facilities to scholars from India and abroad, documentation of various peace initiatives and seeks to provide various inputs on Gandhi and allied subjects at one place. At present the Centre provides a comprehensive exhibition on Gandhi, conference halls, camping facilities for major national and international meets, a library, children's corner, photo unit and a publications division.

The Samiti also publishes a journal, titled Anasakti Darshan.