COMMUNITY ASSEMBLIES & COMMEMORATIONS

Events & Gatherings

Bahujan Bichar Manch brings together people from diverse communities to commemorate epochal social reformers, engage in critical educational dialogues, and conduct grassroots welfare programmes.

● DOCUMENTED CELEBRATION

Three community organisers of Bahujan Bichara Mancha offering respectful pranam before garlanded portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri

DOCUMENTED CELEBRATION

Organisers offering respectful pranam before garlanded portraits

Official BBM Commemorative Tribute • 02 October

COMMEMORATIVE OBSERVANCE • 02 OCTOBER

Joint Birth Anniversary Observance

Mahatma Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti

2 October 1869 (Gandhi) • 2 October 1904 (Shastri)

International Day of Non-Violence • Champion of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’

Commemorating the shared birth anniversaries of two towering architects of modern India: Mahatma Gandhi, pioneer of Satyagraha, Ahimsa, and mass mobilization for freedom, and Lal Bahadur Shastri, India's second Prime Minister who exemplified moral integrity, promoted the White and Green Revolutions, and rallied the nation with “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”.

“Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind.”— Mahatma Gandhi

“Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan — Hail the Soldier, Hail the Farmer.”— Lal Bahadur Shastri

Annual Commemorative Calendar

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Birth Anniversary

02 October 2026•10:00 AM — 1:30 PM IST

Mahatma Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri Jayanti

Commemorating the Birth Anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri

Three community organisers offering respectful pranam before portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri

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Bahujan Bichara Mancha Assembly Hall & Study Circles

Commemorating the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi (born 2 October 1869) and Lal Bahadur Shastri (born 2 October 1904), honoring their contributions to freedom, non-violent Satyagraha, ethical governance, and the welfare of farmers and soldiers ('Jai Jawan Jai Kisan').

KEY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

✓Commemoration of the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (born 2 October 1869)

✓Commemoration of the 122nd birth anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri (born 2 October 1904)

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Birth Anniversary

26 September•Annual Observance

Birth Anniversary of Dr. Manmohan Singh

Remembering Economist & Former Prime Minister of India

Floral tributes offered to Dr. Manmohan Singh portrait on birth anniversary

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National Observance • Bahujan Bichar Manch

Remembering Dr. Manmohan Singh, economist and former Prime Minister of India, born on 26 September 1932.

KEY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

✓Born 26 September 1932 — Passed away 26 December 2024

✓Architect of landmark 1991 economic reforms and inclusive macroeconomic stability

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Commemorative Assembly

17 September 2025•10:00 AM — 2:00 PM IST

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Birth Anniversary & Social Justice Day

Garlanding Ceremony, Floral Tributes & Assembly on Rationalist Inquiry

Garlanding ceremony during Periyar birth anniversary commemoration

Mahatma Gandhi

Community gathering at BBM during Social Justice Day

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Bahujan Bichara Mancha Assembly Hall & Community Center

A collective community assembly observing the birth anniversary of Thanthai Periyar with floral respects, garlanding of national portraits, and open discussions on rationalism, anti-caste solidarity, and gender equality.

KEY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

✓Floral tributes and ceremonial garlanding of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy portrait

✓Community discussion on rationalist thinking, self-respect, and affirmative action

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HISTORICAL ALMANAC

Annual Commemorative Calendar

Looking for key annual memorial dates, social justice observances, and birth anniversaries across the year? Explore the dedicated BBM Calendar.

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✦ COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Organize a Study Circle or Local Gathering

Bahujan Bichara Mancha encourages citizens and community members to initiate reading circles, commemorative assemblies, career guidance discussions, and sanitation drives in their respective localities.

Dialogue instead of division • Knowledge instead of ignorance • Service instead of indifference

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