International Day of Non-Violence is celebrated on October 2. The date of October 2 is the date of birth of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. Mahatma Gandhi led India's freedom movement and preached the philosophy of non-violence. It is said that the philosophy of non-violence was developed by Gandhi in conjunction with the famous Russian writer Lev Talsttoy. The UN General Assembly passed a resolution on June 15, 2007 urging the world to follow the idea of peace and non-violence and celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary as "International Day of Non-Violence".
It was decided to celebrate the day as 'nternational Day of Non-Violence' to appreciate Mahatma Gandhi's contribution to promoting the message of peace around the world through the policy of non-violence. The issue was fully supported by the resolution put forward by India in the UN General Assembly. Out of a total of 191 member countries of the General Assembly, more than 140 countries co-sponsored the proposal. In addition to India's neighbouring countries like Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, many countries in Africa and the United States continent were also present. Recognizing the significance of non-violence in the present world order, the proposal was passed unanimously without voting. The resolution passed by the General Assembly on 15th June, 2007 said, "There will be widespread dissemination of non-violence among the people through education. The resolution also reinforces that "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence and peace, tolerance and culture should be protected by non-violence." "
Gandhiji's philosophy and his ideology have been influenced by the teachings of the true and non-violence Bhagavad Gita and Hindu beliefs, Jainism and Leo Tolsto's pacifist Christianity. Gandhiji was a vegetarian and a Hindu idea of celibacy. They believed in the central and practical purity and had a silent vow for 1 day in the week. He was confident that by restraint on speaking, he gives them inner peace, this effect should be taken in silence and peace. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji had stopped wearing Western-style clothes, which was associated with his prosperity and success. He supported indigenously woven fabrics i.e. Khadi. He and his followers adopted the cloth of khadi woven from yarn. He has woven the cloth from the charkha and has also made it to other people to do so. The Charkha was later included in the flag of the Indian National Congress. Gandhiji has told the story of my experiment with his life story truth about philosophy and about the style of life.
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