AGARTALA, Oct 2 (TIWN): On Mahatma Gandhi's 151st Birthday, Tripura observed the Gandhi Jayanti with maintaining all it's glory. The Governor of Tripura, Ramesh Bais inaugurated the program in Circuit House on Friday morning.

While Talking to media he said, "Gandhiji was famous for his ideologies on non-violence. Now it is the time for us to follow his ideologies and walk on the path of Truth."

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. This year will mark Gandhi’s 151st birth anniversary.On this day, people celebrate with prayer services, commemorative ceremonies and cultural events that are held in colleges, local government institutions and socio-political institutions. The statues of Mahatma Gandhi are decorated with garlands and flowers. His favourite song Raghupati Raghava is also sung at some of the meetings. His birth anniversary is celebrated in other parts of the world too.