The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 69th death anniversary today. He was assassinated on this day in 1948. Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Anasri and other eminent leaders will pay tributes to Bapu at his Samadhi, Rajghat in New Delhi. An inter-religious prayer will be organised there on the occasion. <br/><br/>The nation will also observe two minute silence at 11 AM today as a mark of respect towards the brave martyrs. Later, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate improvement works at Gandhiji Samadhi at Rajghat. With a view to enhance the engaging experience of the visitors, the Rajghat Samadhi Samiti has undertaken several initiatives during the last two years which will be inaugurated today. <br/><br/>An official release said, for the first time, a 157 word brief profile of Mahatma and a 131 word description of Gandhi Samadhi have been put on display at all the three gates of Rajghat. <br/><br/><br/>Besides, 30 Amrit Vachans, an eternally relevant thoughts of Gandhiji, have been engraved on marble and displayed on granite stone pedestals for inspiring the visitors to Rajghat. Besides inaugurating these new initiatives, Mr Naidu will also release a special edition of Rajghat Samadhi Patrika, commemorating the 100th year of Champaran Satyagraha launched by Gandhiji.

The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 69th death anniversary today. He was assassinated on this day in 1948. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Anasri and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tributes to Bapu at Rajghat in New Delhi. <br/><br/>An inter-religious prayer will be organised there on the occasion. Later, Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu will inaugurate improvement works at Gandhiji Samadhi at Rajghat.<br/>