Floral tribute held for Mahamta Gandhi

Mongolia celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 with a floral tribute at the Mahatma Gandhi Statue on Gandhi Street.

The event was attended by members of Parliament and Cabinet, Buddhist monks, members of diplomatic corps, representatives of International organizations, Indian Diaspora and followers of Mahatma Gandhi, including former President of Mongolia N.Enkbayar, Chairperson of Mongolian–India Parliamentary Group B.Undermaa, MP Ts.MunkhOrgil, Dashchoiling Monastery’s Khamba Lama Ch.Dambajav, and Pethub Monastery’s Khamba Lama D.Dashdemberel.

Some participants shared their experiences on the path of Gandhiji and recited Ghandi’s bhajans before monks from the Gandantegchinlen Monastery recited mantras for the occasion. In addition to the release of commemorative stamps for the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Embassy of India organized the Satya Vaarta Conference on Mahatma Gandhi in collaboration with the National University of Mongolia and Center for Mongolia-India Study on the same day.

October 2 was declared by the United Nations as the International Day of Nonviolence in homage to Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy of nonviolence, who was born on this day.