Remembering Gandhi's assassination on January 30, 1948, has changed a lot over the years. Here’s how people have honored his memory:
Immediate Response: About 300,000 people came to his funeral. This showed just how much everyone was grieving.
National Mourning: India had a mourning period that lasted 13 days.
Cultural Representation: More than 50 films and many books have been made to share his story and what happened to him.
Legacy Statistics: Surveys say that around 90% of Indians see Gandhi as a symbol of peace and non-violence.
International Recognition: Since 2007, October 2nd is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence, which shows how much of an impact he had around the world.
Remembering Gandhi's assassination on January 30, 1948, has changed a lot over the years. Here’s how people have honored his memory:
Immediate Response: About 300,000 people came to his funeral. This showed just how much everyone was grieving.
National Mourning: India had a mourning period that lasted 13 days.
Cultural Representation: More than 50 films and many books have been made to share his story and what happened to him.
Legacy Statistics: Surveys say that around 90% of Indians see Gandhi as a symbol of peace and non-violence.
International Recognition: Since 2007, October 2nd is celebrated as the International Day of Non-Violence, which shows how much of an impact he had around the world.