Every year on August 20, Sadbhavana Diwas is marked to honour the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi, the former Indian prime minister who held the position from 1984 to 1989. The occasion, which is known as “Harmony Day,” serves as a reminder of his goal for a united, peaceful, and wealthy India.
The nation’s youngest prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, was renowned for his progressive and contemporary style of leadership. Throughout his term, he emphasized the significance of intercommunal peace, national unification, and India’s technological progress.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today paid tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
Shri Modi in a post on X wrote:
“Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary.”
Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 20, 2024
Sadhbhavana Diwas 2024: History
The history of Sadbhavana Diwas is closely tied to Rajiv Gandhi’s vision for a modern and united India. Rajiv Gandhi took office as Prime Minister in a period of great turmoil, following the assassination of his mother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, in 1984.
Rajiv Gandhi’s term in India was notable for his emphasis on national integration and communal harmony. He thought that India’s progress depended on the combined efforts of all its residents, regardless of caste, creed, or religion. Sadbhavana Diwas, which began on August 20, 1992, was established to commemorate Gandhi’s memory and goal for a peaceful and progressive India. The Indian National Congress, together with other groups and government agencies, marked his birth anniversary to promote his beliefs.
Sadhbhavana Diwas 2024: How It Is Celebrated
In India, Sadbhavana Diwas is observed with events that encourage harmony and peace. Pledges are made to support national integration and social harmony. Leaders and people pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi’s legacy during commemorative rituals held at his memorial.
On this day, people celebrate by planting trees, keeping the environment beautiful, conserving vegetation, and distributing sweets.
NGOs and educational institutions hold conferences and seminars on the value of tolerance and peace. In keeping with the day’s meaning of social duty and goodwill, many people participate in community work.
Sadhbhavana Diwas 2024: Quotes
- When a big tree falls, the ground shakes.- Rajiv Gandhi
- India missed the Industrial Revolution; it cannot afford to miss the Computer Revolution.- Rajiv Gandhi
- Better a brain drain than a brain in the drain- Rajiv Gandhi
- By helping one another in times of disaster, nations are strengthening the bonds of goodwill that will yet bring the peoples of the earth together.- Walter Van Kirk
- In the world of sales, kindness is the best currency.
- Our task today is to bring India to the threshold of the twenty-first century, free of burden of poverty, legacy of our colonial past, and capable of meeting the rising aspirations of our people- Rajiv Gandhi
- Education must be a great equaliser in our society. It must be the tool to level the differences that our various social systems have created over the past thousands of years.- Rajiv Gandhi
- India is an old country but a young nation…I am young and I too have a dream, I dream of India Strong, Independent, Self-Reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world, in the service of mankind-Rajiv Gandhi
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Source: NEWS18
