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Business News/ Photos / Gandhi Jayanti 2022: Interesting facts about Bapu

Gandhi Jayanti 2022: Interesting facts about Bapu

6 Photos . Updated: 02 Oct 2022, 05:26 PM IST Livemint

On October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat. This year marks his 153rd birth anniversary.

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 (Twitter/@VPSecretariat)

1/6Mahatma 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 (Twitter/@VPSecretariat)

Because one of his early teachers was Irish, Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent. (PTI)

2/6Because one of his early teachers was Irish, Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent. (PTI)

The great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore gave Gandhi name title ‘Mahatma’.

3/6The great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore gave Gandhi name title ‘Mahatma’.

48 roads outside India and 53 roads in the country are named after Mahatma Gandhi.

4/648 roads outside India and 53 roads in the country are named after Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi's funeral procession was 8kms long

5/6Mahatma Gandhi's funeral procession was 8kms long

Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, was a huge fan follower of Mahatma Gandhi. (Getty images)

6/6Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, was a huge fan follower of Mahatma Gandhi. (Getty images)

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