Whose birthday is celebrated as International Day of Non-Violence?

The correct answer is Mahatma Gandhi.

Key Points

• The UN's International Day of Nonviolence is marked every year on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.​
• The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution on June 15, 2007, to observe 2 October as this day.

• The principle of non-violence, also known as non-violent resistance, rejects the use of physical violence in order to achieve social or political change. ​

Additional Information

• Rajendra Prasad
  • Rajendra Prasad was the longest-serving President of India (1950 to 1962).
  • Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India on 24th January 1950
• ​Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa.
  • One of the greatest freedom fighters of India popularly known as Netaji.
  • Subhas Chandra Bose was elected twice as the president of the INC in the Haripura session in 1938 and the Tripuri session in 1939.
  • Subhas Chandra Bose founded the All India Forward Bloc on 22nd June 1939.
  • Subhash Chandra Bose is believed to have died from the 3rd-degree burn from a plane crash in Taiwan on 18th August 1945.
  • A few Books written by Subhas Chandra bose are:
    • An Indian Pilgrim
    • Words of Freedom: Ideas of a Nation: Subhash Chandra Bose
    • Jaruri Kichu Lekha
    • The Indian Struggle
    • Famous speeches and letters of Subhas Chandra Bose
    • Letters To Emilie Schenkl
• ​​Jawaharlal Nehru​
  • Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
  • He is the Prime Minister who has had the longest term in office.
  • He served as the prime minister of India from 15th August 1947 to 1964.
  • He is the architect of the Preamble of the Indian constitution.
  • He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-China war in 1962.
  • He served as the first chairman of the planning commission of India.
  • He was honored with the Bharat Ratna in 1955.
  • The name Panchayati raj was given by Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • National Herald is a newspaper started by Jawaharlal Nehru.
  • Shantivan is the cremation ground of Jawaharlal Nehru.