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21/08/23 06:32 AM IST

Sadbhavana Diwas 2023

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  • Sadbhavana Diwas, also known as Harmony Day, is an annual celebration observed on 20th August in India.
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  • The term “Sadbhavana” in English refers to “goodwill and bonafide”.
  • Being the youngest Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi’s thought process was modern and different from others.
  • He had the vision of a developed nation via many national as well as international projects that he pioneered.
  • The main theme of Sadbhavana Diwas is to promote national integration and communal harmony among people of all religions and languages.
  • A day dedicated to promoting national integration and peace among various communities in honour of Rajiv Gandhi's memory.
  • A year after Rajiv Gandhi’s death, in 1992, Congress instituted the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award.
About Rajiv Gandhi
  • Rajiv Gandhi, born on 20th August 1944, is the former Prime Minister of India.
  • He held office from 1984-1989 and made significant contributions to the development of the country.
  • He introduced several progressive policies aimed at modernizing India’s education system and economy.
  • He pursued his education at prestigious institutions, including Welham Prep in Dehra Dun, the Doon School, Trinity College in Cambridge, and Imperial College in London. Although he initially enrolled for a course in mechanical engineering, he did not complete it.
  • Rajiv Gandhi met Sonia Gandhi while studying at Cambridge. They married in 1968, and Sonia Gandhi moved into the household of her mother-in-law, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
  • Rajiv Gandhi was nicknamed "Mr. Clean" due to his commitment to combating corruption in the country.
  • During his tenure as Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi enacted the anti-defection law in 1985, which prohibited elected Members of Parliament from joining an opposition party until the next election.
  • In post-1990, he introduced measures for reducing License Raj allowing businesses and individuals to purchase capital, consumer goods and import bureaucratic restrictions.
  • Rajiv Gandhi founded a central-government-based institution namely Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya System in 1986 for the upliftment of the rural section of the society providing them free residential education from 6th to 12th class.
  • Rajiv Gandhi introduced a National Policy on Education in 1986 to modernize higher education plans and promote intellectual growth.
Source- PIB

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