Rajiv Gandhi was born on 20 August 1944. Every year, we celebrate India's sixth Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary as Sadbhavana Diwas or Harmony Day.

The aim is to encourage peace, national integration and communal harmony among all religions. Many people also take the pledge to establish peace and harmony around them.

• Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest prime minister of India.
• He was only 40 years old when he assumed the post. He was the son of Indira Gandhi, the first female prime minister of India, and the grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.
• He became prime minister after Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984.
• The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassinated Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 when he was campaigning for elections.
• In his memory, the Congress Party started the Sadbhavana Diwas and instituted the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award in 1992. The award recognises people who have dedicated their lives to promoting social harmony.