Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025: Dr. King ki lasting influence aur virasat ka jashn

Aaj Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service ka 30th anniversary hai, jo Dr. King ki zindagi aur virasat ko samarpit ek din hai, jo American Civil Rights Movement ke ek mahatvapurn chhavi the. Yeh holiday har saal January ke teesre somwar ko manaya jata hai, aur is din ka maksad hai ki log apne communities mein volunteer karein, taaki social justice aur equality ko promote kiya ja sake.

Federal Holiday aur iska mahatva Pehli baar January 20, 1986 ko Martin Luther King Jr. Day ko ek federal holiday ke roop mein manaya gaya tha, jisme Dr. King ke jeevan bhar ke racial inequality ke khilaf ladne, nonviolent resistance ko badhava dene aur civil rights ke liye prashansa ki gayi thi. 1994 mein, Congress ne is din ko ek national service day ke roop mein ghoshit kiya tha, jiska theme tha “A Day On, Not a Day Off,” jisme logo ko apne communities mein meaningful action lene ke liye encourage kiya gaya tha.

Dr. King ke speech ka lasting impact Dr. King ke speeches, khaas kar unka iconic “I Have a Dream” speech jo 1963 mein Washington March ke dauran diya gaya tha, aaj bhi logon ko inspire karte hain aur unhe yaad dilate hain ki justice aur inclusion ke liye abhi bhi kaafi kaam kiya jana baki hai. Unka racial equality ke liye peaceful protests aur nonviolent resistance ki taraf ki gayi advocacy ne kai important legislative changes kiye, jaise ki Civil Rights Act of 1964 aur Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Dr. King ki global pehchaan aur Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King Jr. 1964 mein sabse kam umar mein Nobel Peace Prize jeetne wale vyakti bane, jab unki umar sirf 35 saal thi, jo unki peace aur equality ke liye ki gayi efforts ki global recognition ko darshata hai. Dukh ki baat hai ki 39 saal ki umar mein unka assassination ho gaya tha, 4 April 1968 ko Memphis, Tennessee mein, jab woh sanitation workers ke liye march kar rahe the. Unki maut ne unko US ki history ka ek transformative figure bana diya.

Milestone Anniversary Is milestone anniversary par, America ke log community cleanups aur food drives jaise service projects mein hissa le rahe hain, aur Dr. King ke social action ke call ko aage badha rahe hain. Yeh din yeh yaad dilata hai ki civic engagement, equality aur justice ko aage badhane mein essential hai.