Articles by Mercury News Media Center

We found 1 results.


Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Celebrated in India
Mercury News Media Center – TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Oct 2013

PHOTOS-Considered the father of independent India, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on Oct 2, 1869 under British rule. After spending his life working for social justice and leading India to independence, Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 at the age of 78 by an Indian nationalist who believed he was too passive. Gandhi’s birthday is now a national holiday in India and celebrated worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence.

→ read full article