Happy Birthday to Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born October 2, 1869 and he passed away on January 30, 1948. In India he is officially known as the "Father of the Nation" and October second his birthday, is commemorated each year as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday. On June 15, 2007 the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring October 2 to be the "International Day of Non-Violence". I thought it was appropriate to mention Gandhi today on his birthday since we just watched a movie on him and we are learningabout Hinduism.