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title: "When is the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrated in India?"  
description: "When is the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrated in India?"  
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published: 2019-10-05  
updated: 2019-10-05  
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# When is the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrated in India?

When is the [Gandhi](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/83516/ideological-differences-between-gandhi-and-bose) Jayanthi celebrated in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health)?

A. 2 [October](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2486/whatsapp-banned-over-23-million-indian-accounts-and-8-1-million-users-in-october)

B. 14 November

C. 1 May

D. 5 September

## Answers

### Answer by Liyenda Pace

## Answer :Option (A)

## Explanation: Gandhi Jayanthi is celebrated on 2 October in India. The Day marks the to mark the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The day is celebrated every year. His birth anniversary is observed as the International Day of Nonviolence.

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### Answer by Palak Anjum

ANSWER----------(A) 2ND OCTOBER

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(Mahatma Gandhi's birthday (Gandhi Jayanti or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Jayanti) is a gazetted holiday in India on October 2nd every year. It marks the anniversary of mahatma Gandhi's birth on October 2nd, 1869. Gandhi Ji is loved and remembered for his contributions towards the Indian freedom struggle.)


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