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The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on:

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Answer: Option B — 2 October

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The International Day of Non-Violence is observed every year on 2 October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India's freedom struggle through non-violence.

About the day:

  • The UN General Assembly adopted resolution 61/271 on 15 June 2007 to establish the day.
  • The resolution was introduced by India and co-sponsored by more than 140 countries.
  • It was first observed on 2 October 2007.
  • The resolution reaffirmed "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence.

The idea was promoted at a conference on "Peace, Non-violence and Empowerment: Gandhian Philosophy in the 21st Century", held in New Delhi in January 2007 and inspired by the centenary of Gandhi's Satyagraha movement in South Africa (1906).

About Gandhi and non-violence:

  • Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat.
  • He developed the method of "Satyagraha" ("holding firmly to truth"), a form of non-violent resistance, first used in South Africa in 1906 against laws that discriminated against Indians.
  • In India, he led movements such as Champaran (1917), Kheda (1918), the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22), the Salt March (Dandi March, 1930) and the Quit India Movement (1942).
  • His ideas inspired leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. in the USA and Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

In India, 2 October is:

  • Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday.
  • The birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister (born 1904).
  • The launch date of the Swachh Bharat Mission (2014).

Other related days:

  • Martyrs' Day: 30 January (Gandhi's assassination, 1948).
  • International Day of Peace: 21 September.
  • Human Rights Day: 10 December.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗30 January is Martyrs' Day (Gandhi's death anniversary).
  • ✗21 September is the International Day of Peace.
  • ✗10 December is Human Rights Day.

Quick tip

Remember: International Day of Non-Violence = 2 October (Gandhi Jayanti; UN resolution 2007, moved by India); Martyrs' Day = 30 January; International Day of Peace = 21 September.

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