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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1170 

Commemorating the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 1, 2020 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. BERA, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

COHEN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. YOHO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COX

of California, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. 

PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mr. PALLONE) submitted 

the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 

Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. 

Whereas, on October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India; 

Whereas Gandhi is recognized as a singular historical figure 

and proponent of nonviolent protest, seeking peace and 

equality for all; 

Whereas Gandhi believed that ‘‘strength does not come from 

physical capacity . . . it comes from an indomitable 

will’’; 

Whereas Gandhi believed that ‘‘the best way to find yourself 

is to lose yourself in the service of others’’; 


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Whereas Gandhi believed that ‘‘the future depends on what 

you do today’’; 

Whereas Gandhi gained acclaim from around the world, including from Nobel Prize winner and noted scientist Albert Einstein, who said, ‘‘Generations to come will scarce 

believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood 

walked upon this earth’’; 

Whereas Gandhi, while serving as a barrister in South Africa 

and after suffering the unjust treatment inflicted on all 

people of color in keeping with the accepted racial prejudices of the time, decided that he must resist such treatment to preserve his dignity as a person, and to protect 

the rights of all men and women, regardless of race, 

creed, or caste; 

Whereas Gandhi, in accordance with his deep religious conviction of ahimsa (to do no harm, and to abhor violence 

to all living things), led a great movement in South Africa and then in India, embracing civil disobedience and 

nonviolent protest and resisting the unjust and oppressive 

treatment inflicted on Indians living abroad and in their 

home country; 

Whereas Gandhi gained independence for a country of hundreds of millions of people, forever inspiring the world; 

Whereas Gandhi devoted his life to protecting religious freedom, encouraging respect and understanding of the full 

panoply of religious beliefs, uplifting the poor and downtrodden, and finding peaceful resolution to conflict 

through nonviolent resistance and dialogue; 

Whereas Gandhi inspired civil rights leaders around the 

world, including Martin Luther King, Jr., who wrote, 

‘‘while the Montgomery boycott was going on, India’s 


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Gandhi was the guiding light of our technique of nonviolent social change’’; 

Whereas Gandhi was responsible for civil rights movements 

in 4 continents and 12 countries; 

Whereas Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5 

times during his life, and was called ‘‘Mahatma’’ (the 

great soul) in his native India for his devoted service to 

others; and 

Whereas Gandhi’s legacy has had a lasting impact in spreading peace and promoting nonviolent protest as the best 

and most effective method to remedy unjust social and 

political conditions across India and the entire world: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) celebrates the life of Mahatma Gandhi; 

3 (2) encourages the people of the United States 

4 to observe the International Day of Non-Violence; 

5 (3) supports freedom of religion around the 

6 world; 

7 (4) encourages individual and community self8 improvement and civic education; and 

9 (5) recognizes that elections, democracy, and 

10 freedom are essential rights for all people. 

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