ANDREW GILES MP
SHADOW MINISTER FOR CITIES AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
SHADOW MINISTER FOR MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
SHADOW MINISTER ASSISTING FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP
MEMBER FOR SCULLIN
CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF GANDHI’S BIRTH
Today Labor celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi is revered as the father of India and for his enormous contribution to India's development as a free nation and his non-violent approach to protest.
More than 70 years after his death, Gandhi's messages of active non-violence, the importance of the search for truth, and the need for social reform remain powerful today.
Millions of Indians and Australians find inspiration from Gandhi’s life and legacy of non-violent protest and promotion of human rights.
Celebrations are taking place in communities across Australia and all over the world – including at the five sculptures of Gandhi in Australia.
Today, India is the world's largest democracy, a legacy of Gandhi’s remarkable leadership and activism.
Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India, then part of the British Empire.
Gandhi's birthday is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence.