NEW DELHI, Sept. 30 -- Every year, India celebrates October 2 as Gandhi Jayanti to pay homage to the Father of the Nation and recommit ourselves to the principles and values he practised in his personal and public life. In a world plagued by conflicts, wars, growing inequality between rich and poor, and rising religious fundamentalism, Mahatma Gandhi's legacy is more relevant than ever. In the context of India, which is slipping into a culture of hatred and revenge, a reassertion of Gandhian values and principles is urgently needed. In fact, India requires a second liberation struggle to build a harmonious, inclusive, just, equitable, and sustainable nation, as envisioned in its Constitution.

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