Until
today, the world has seen a hell of wars that ended up in countless shot down
lives and filled many more with a deep grief. There is no such nation which
hasn’t seen the bitter effects of power and greed. Every new day we get the
news of innocent people dying and beautiful cities were destructed. Even the
aggression for a good cause turns out to be ugly that leads to many deaths.
To
world’s fortune, there are few men who work to bring the change and endeavor to
build a violence-free nation. The International Day of Non-Violence is
celebrated in the honor of these selfless people residing across the world. Feting
non-violence ways to make an impactful change in the society is an ardent need
of the hour. The peaceful strategies are to be formed to fight out the
injustice fanned across the globe.
The
International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2nd October on the
birth anniversary of one of the most influential political activists of all
time, Mahatma Gandhi. He used non-violence as the only weapon to kill the
British rule in India at the time. Despite being confined in jail several
times, he had never given up on his peaceful approach that eventually leads
India towards its Independence after so many years.
Apart
from Independence issue, Gandhi ji laid emphasis to build prosperous
relationship among people of different castes, ethnicities and religions. He
also contributed in raising women’s rights and reducing the evil of poverty. He
was assassinated in 1948; he is remembered since then as ‘The Father of the
Nation’.
On
June 15th, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly voted to
celebrate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as the International Day of
Non-Violence. The day is devoted to spread the message of non-violence people
residing in every nook and corner of the world.
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