January 30, 2026: The Department of Sociology commemorates the 78th Punyatithi of Mahatma Gandhi with a remembrance of the martyrdom of Mahatmaji through a cleaning drive and plastic-free campaign aligned with SDGs 12 and 6, along with an Ahimsa pledge. The observance echoes Gandhiji’s message: “So long as you do not take the broom and the bucket in your hands, you cannot make your towns and cities clean.”