21st April 2024 is the Janma Kalyanak of Bhagwan Mahavir Swami, and the government is commemorating the occasion with the Jain community by organising a cultural programme in Bharat Mandapam along with saints from the Jain community gracing the occasion and blessing the congregation.
President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the nation on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti today. In her message, President Murmu urged citizens to pledge to adopt Lord Mahavir’s teachings and work for the welfare of all living beings.
She highlighted that Lord Mahavir was the embodiment of sacrifice, compassion, and sensitivity. She said his teachings of restraint, morality, non-violence, and non-possession are relevant even today. Vice President Dhankar said that Lord Mahavir showed us the path towards building a peaceful, harmonious, and prosperous society.
He also urged citizens to commit to his ideals. Meanwhile, Mr. Modi said Lord Mahavir’s messages related to peace, restraint, and goodwill are an inspiration for the country in building a developed India.
The Prime Minister said that for India, modernity is its body and spirituality is its soul. He said that if spirituality is removed from modernity, anarchy is born. He stressed that following the teachings of Bhagwan Mahavir as a revival of those values is the demand of the time. He also said that India is emerging from a period of corruption and despair, as more than 25 crore Indians have come out of poverty.