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This January 30, 2012 photograph shows Indian Chief of Army General V.K. Singh as he pays homage at Rajghat, the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, during Martyrs's Day in New Delhi. India's Supreme Court on February 10, 2012 reported... View Photo »
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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C), his wife Geertrui Van Rompuy (2nd R) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) stand after placing wreaths at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi February 10, 2012. The... View Photo »
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, right, and Congress party President Sonia Gandhi greet the audience during the inauguration of the MGNREGA Sammelan, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment... View Photo »
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Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (L) speaks with her Indian counterpart Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna in front of a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi before their meeting in New Delhi February 1, 2012. View Photo »
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Indian Chief of Army General V.K. Singh pays homage at Rajghat, the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, during Martyrs's Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012. Antony on January 31 blamed the Army for the controversy over General V.K.... View Photo »
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Vehicles drive across Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge, built over river Ganges, which is under renovation in the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state January 22, 2012. When India launched reforms to open up its state-stifled economy 20 years ago,... View Photo »
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A man rows his boat in the waters of river Ganges with Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge seen in the background in the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state January 22, 2012. When India launched reforms to open up its state-stifled economy 20 years ago,... View Photo »
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Bihar's chief minister and leader of Janata Dal United party Nitish Kumar poses in front of a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi after an interview with Reuters in the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state, January 9, 2012. When India launched reforms to... View Photo »
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An Indian student poses prior to attending a peace rally on the 64th death anniversary of India's father of the nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahtama Gandhi, in Mumbai on January 30, 2012. Students and people from various walks of life took part... View Photo »
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Indian student walk in a peace rally on the 64th death anniversary of India's father of the nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahtama Gandhi, in Mumbai on January 30, 2012. Students and people from various walks of life took part in the rally for... View Photo »
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An Indian student stands still as the finishing touches are added to his costume prior to a peace rally on the 64th death anniversary of India's father of the nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahtama Gandhi, in Mumbai on January 30, 2012. Students... View Photo »
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Indian students sporting various religious symbols painted on their faces wait before attending a peace rally on the 64th death anniversary of India's father of the nation Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahtama Gandhi, in Mumbai on January 30, 2012. ... View Photo »
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Indian students with their face and hands painted participate in a march for peace and communal harmony to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. View Photo »
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Visitors walk past the preserves of the footsteps which the late Mahatma Gandhi took before he was shot at the Gandhi Smriti, during a function to mark his death anniversary marked as Martyr's Day, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Gandhi,... View Photo »
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center, pays tribute to the late Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Smriti, the place where he was shot, on his death anniversary marked as Martyr's Day, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Gandhi, known as father... View Photo »
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Indian blind girls participate in a function to pay tribute to late Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Smriti, the place where he was shot, on his death anniversary marked as Martyr's Day, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Gandhi, known as father of... View Photo »
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Indian school children and teachers observe a memorial by two minutes of silence to mark the anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Martyr's Day at a government run school in Bangalore, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Gandhi was... View Photo »
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, Indian Defence Minister A.K. Anthony, second left, and Indian Army Chief V.K. Singh, right, pay respect at Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, on his death anniversary marked as Martyr's Day in New... View Photo »
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Indian Army Chief V.K. Singh, second left, salutes Indian Defence Minister A.K. Anthony, second right, at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on Martyr's Day at Rajghat, New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Gen. Singh is suing the Indian government in a... View Photo »
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh listens to devotional music near the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was killed, on his death anniversary, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Gandhi was killed by Nathuram Godse on Jan. 30, 1948. View Photo »
About Mahatma Gandhi
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi listen (help·info) (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, IPA: [moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi]) (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded... Full Article
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Indian Minister of State for Defence Pallam Raju (L) talks with Indian Chief of Army General V.K. Singh at Rajghat , the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012, the 64th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. Mahatma Gandhi...
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Congress President and Chairperson of the UPA Government Sonia Gandhi (L) pays homage at Rajghat , the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012, the 64th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. Mahatma Gandhi was on the way to a...
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pays homage at Rajghat, the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012, the 64th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. Mahatma Gandhi was on the way to a prayer meeting in the Indian capital...
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Indian President Prathibha Singh Patil (C), Vice President Hamed Ansari (background L), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (background 2nd L) and Defence Minister A.K. Antony (background 3rd L) pay homage at Rajghat , the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day...
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Indian President Prathibha Singh Patil (C), accompanied by Indian Armed Forces officials, salutes as she pays homage at Rajghat , the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012, the 64th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. ...
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Indian President Prathibha Singh Patil (C) lays a wreath at Rajghat , the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, on Martyrs' Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012, the 64th anniversary of Gandhi's assassination. Mahatma Gandhi was on the way to a prayer meeting in the Indian...
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European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C), his wife Geertrui Van Rompuy (2nd R) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) stand after placing wreaths at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat in New Delhi February 10, 2012. The European Union will ask for India's...
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Under-priviledged Indian children dressed as their country's founding father Mahatma Gandhi are seen gathered for a function in Kolkata on January 29, 2012 .Some 485 children participated in the event promoting the Gandhian ideology of nonviolence on the eve of the anniversary of his death...
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Under-priviledged Indian children dressed as their country's founding father Mahatma Gandhi share a light moment as they gather for a function in Kolkata on January 29, 2012. Some 485 children participated in the event promoting the Gandhian ideology of nonviolence on the eve of the...
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Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi arrive on a bus to take part in a peace march in Kolkata January 29, 2012. Four hundred and eighty-five children from the Training Resource and Care for Kids (T.R.A.C.K.S), a charity for single mothers and children living without support at railway...
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Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (R) talks with Ela Gandhi, grand-daughter of Mahatma Gandhi and peace actvist during the Global Indian state initiatives and opportunities of the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2012 (Overseas Indian Conference) in Jaipur on January 9, 2012. Some 1.600...
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Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (L) speaks with her Indian counterpart Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna in front of a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi before their meeting in New Delhi February 1, 2012.
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Tibetan Spiritual Leader The Dalai Lama (R) presents a statue of Buddha to Mahatma Gandhi's grandaughter Ila Gandhi during the fourth day of the Kalachakra Festival in Bodhgaya on January 4, 2012. Kalachakra 2012, a festival of teachings and meditations will take place from January 1,...
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Indian activist Anna Hazare greets the crowd with folded hands as he prepares to meditate at a memorial of his idol and India's father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi before embarking on his 3 day-long fast at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) recreation ground...
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Indian artist Jasuben Shilpi (C), known as the Bronze Woman of India, pose with bronze statues of Dr. Martin Luther King (R) and Mahatma Gandhi (L) at her workshop near Adalaj, around 25 kms from Ahmedabad, on December 23, 2011. The Dr. King bronze statue will be installed at the...
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Indian artist Jasuben Shilpi (C), known as the Bronze Woman of India, adjusts the glasses on a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at her workshop near Adalaj, around 25 kms from Ahmedabad, on December 23, 2011. The Mahatma Gandhi bronze statue will be installed at Trimurti LLC in...
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Indian Chief of Army General V.K. Singh pays homage at Rajghat, the memorial of India's founding father Mahatma Gandhi, during Martyrs's Day in New Delhi on January 30, 2012. Antony on January 31 blamed the Army for the controversy over General V.K. Singh's age issue, saying it occured...
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A man rows his boat in the waters of river Ganges with Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge seen in the background in the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state January 22, 2012. When India launched reforms to open up its state-stifled economy 20 years ago, many states surged ahead, leaving...
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Vehicles drive across Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge, built over river Ganges, which is under renovation in the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state January 22, 2012. When India launched reforms to open up its state-stifled economy 20 years ago, many states surged ahead, leaving...
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