The nation today remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary, with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders giving floral tributes to him at his memorial in New Delhi. Every year, the nation pays homage to Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was fondly called Bapu, on his birth anniversary on October 2, which is also known as Gandhi Jayanti.