- Martyrs Day is observed on January 30 to honor Mahatma Gandhi's death anniversary
- The day pays tribute to soldiers and freedom fighters who sacrificed for the nation
- It inspires appreciation for courageous, selfless, and patriotic acts by citizens
Martyrs' Day is observed on 30th of January to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, who was assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
On this day, the nation not only honours the martyrs who laid down their precious lives, but also expresses gratitude to all the brave individuals who sacrificed their lives for the country.
From the soldiers who protected our borders, to the freedom fighters who brought India its new independence, we remember their sacrifices today so that we can live in peace.
Martyrs' Day inspires us to appreciate and embrace courageous, selfless, and patriotic acts. By honouring our martyrs in words and thoughts, we keep their memory alive and feel a sense of duty to our country.
Here are 10 inspiring quotes for you to read and remember the 'Father of the Nation' on Martyrs' Day:
- My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount upon the distress or exploitation of other nationalities.
- Truth is like a vast tree which yields more and more fruit the more you nurture it. Truth alone will endure, all the rest will swept away before the tide of time
- Unity among the difference races and the different communities belonging to different religions of India is indispensable to the birth of national life.
- Death is at any time blessed, but it is twice blessed for a warrior who dies for his cause, that is, truth. Death is no fiend, he is the truest of friends. He delivers us from agony.
- Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.
- Ahimsa is the highest duty. Even if we cannot practice it in full, we must try to understand its spirit and refrain as far as is humanly possible from violence.
- Democracy necessarily means a conflict of will and ideas, involving sometimes a war to the knife between different ideas.
- Forgiveness is the quality of the brave, not of the cowardly. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
- Freedom of a nation cannot be won by solitary acts of heroism though they may be of the true type, never by heroism so called.
- India will not be a helpless partner in her own exploitation and foreign domination.
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