Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the Mahatma at the Raj Ghat this morning on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Mahatma Gandhi, often called the Father of the Nation, was born in Porbandar, Gujarat, on October 2, 1869. This year marks his 155th birth anniversary. Every year, India celebrates Gandhi Jayanti to honour his immense contribution to the country’s independence struggle and his philosophy of life.

Mahatma Gandhi's beloved bhajan, "Vaishnav Jan To," a staple of his prayer meetings, was penned by Narsinh Mehta, a poet-philosopher from Gujarat who lived four centuries before Gandhi's birth. According to Gandhi's Song,