Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will!

The life, ideas, and work of Mahatma Gandhi remain profoundly relevant for all who seek a better future for humanity. While the political landscape of the world has shifted dramatically since his time, and global economic forces have unleashed new and often unsettling challenges, and social structures have transformed in unprecedented ways—Gandhi’s unwavering emphasis on moral and ethical principles continues to hold central importance for both individuals and nations.

His teachings still inspire us today. Gandhi urged us to remember the timeless truth: “In spite of death, life persists; in spite of hatred, love persists.” Rabindranath Tagore honored him with the title ‘Mahatma’, while Gandhi affectionately addressed the poet as ‘Gurudev’. In a broadcast on Azad Hind Radio, Subhas Chandra Bose famously referred to him as the ‘Father of the Nation’—a title that endures in the hearts of millions.

9th June 1925: Mahatma Gandhi at a spinning wheel during a ‘Charlea’ demonstration in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gandhi leading his followers on the famous Dandi March to abolish the British salt laws in March 1930.

Gandhi at his arrival from India at Marseille, France, on September 11th, 1931, going to England to attend the Round Table Conference. On his right is Madeleine Rolland, sister of Romain Rolland. On his left is Madeleine Slade, often called Mirabehn. Gandhi brought with him from India two goats to provide his daily ration of milk.

12 Sep 1931: Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, Gandhi walks with Sarojini Naidu from the station at Boulogne to the quay where he embarked on the channel steamer for Folkestone.

22nd September 1931: An admiring East End crowd gathers to witness the arrival of Mahatma Gandhi, in Canning Town, East London, as he calls upon Charlie Chaplin. Gandhi is in England in his capacity as leader of the Indian National Congress attending the London Round Table Conference on Indian constitutional reform. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)

Gandhi meets with Charlie Chaplin at the home of Dr. Kaitial in Canning Town, London, September 22, 1931.

Mahatma Gandhi is greeted by a crowd of female textile workers during a visit to Darwen, Lancashire, September 26, 1931.(Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Federal Structure Committee of the India Round-Table Conference at the St. James Palace in London, England. Lord Sankey is seen in the chair, with, on his left, Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Malaviya, will state the Congress case. Fourth from the left in the foreground is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, representative of the “Depressed Classes.”

December 1931: Mahatma Gandhi with George Lansbury and a group of children at Kingsley Hall in the East End of London. Gandhi stayed at the hall during his visit to London to attend the Round Table Conference. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Gandhi at the Indian National Congress annual meeting in Haripura in 1938. Congress President Subhas Chandra Bose is wearing the ribbon, seated behind him is Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and to the right of Bose is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Rabindranath Tagore with Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi at Shantiniketan in 1940.

On March 27, 1942 Mahatma Gandhi called at 3-Queen Victoria Road, New Delhi, and had an interview lasting over two hours with Sir Stafford Cripps. Sir Cripps sees Gandhi to his car, as numerous journalists surround the leader and ask questions.

Mahatma Gandhi with Jawaharlal Nehru, during a meeting of the All India Congress, Bombay, India in 1946.

Gandhi with Lord and Lady Mountbatten in 1947.

Gandhi on his evening walk in Patna, March 22, 1947.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world – Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhi and Lord Irwin, former Viceroy to India, were friends. On their return from the Round Table Conference at London, Lord Irwin paid a visit to the Mahatma in his ashram. During the conversation Lord Irwin put this question to his host: “Mahatma, as man to man, tell me what you consider to be the solution to the problems of your country and mine.” Taking up a little book from the nearby lampstand, Gandhi opened it to the fifth chapter of Matthew and replied, “When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by Christ in this Sermon on the Mount, we shall have solved the problems not only of our countries but those of the whole world.”