Today is 02nd October 2017. In India we celebrate this as “Gandhi Jayanti” – to commemorate the birth anniversary of the “Father of our Nation” – Shri Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi). If you wish to know more about him, please look up here: https://www.gandhiheritageportal.org
The 02nd of October is generally a “holiday” in India. This year it is even more special because it falls on a Monday – (surprised?) – it makes this weekend what people refer to as “long weekend”. 
Published on October 02, 2017 09:46