Why does a university in Gujarat celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on Oct 7?

Gujarat Vidyapith, which the Mahatma established in Ahmedabad in 1920, celebrates ‘Rentiya Baras’ every year – Gandhi’s birthday in accordance with the Vikram Samvat. This Oct 7, it took the charkha to 350-odd schools across Ahmedabad.Five days after the people and government of India observed Gandhi Jayanti, the university the Mahatma founded in Ahmedabad celebrated his birthday on Wednesday (October 7).