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International Day of Non-Violence 2023 - October 02
October 6 , 2023
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- In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly designated this day to honour Gandhi's principles.
- The day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness".
- It reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat.
- In 1930, Gandhi was named the Person of the Year by Time Magazine.
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