Gandhi Jayanti is observed every year across the country to mark the birth annivarsary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, widly known as Mahatma (“Great Soul”) Gandhi. Here are a few lesser known facts about the legendary leader who has a huge contribution towards India's Independence movement and his philosophies towards life.(Twitter/@VPSecretariat)
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Mahatma Gandhi bagged the Time Magazine Man of the Year title in 1930. He is the first and the only Indian to have been honored with the title(File Image (Getty Images))
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Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish tone since one of his first teachers was an Irishman.(PTI)
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
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White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel where 133 cardinals are gathering on the second day of the conclave to elect a successor to late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025 . (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
