When and where was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated?
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on the 30th of January 1948 in the compound of The Birla House in New Delhi, India. He died at the age of 78 after being shot by his assassin Nathuram Godse.
Questions about Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
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Who killed Mahatma Gandhi and what was his background?
Nathuram Godse from Pune, Maharashtra, a right-wing Hindu nationalist with a history of association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, killed Mahatma Gandhi. Godse fired three bullets into Gandhi's chest and stomach at point-blank range as he walked toward the dais during an evening prayer meeting.
What happened to Nathuram Godse after the assassination trial?
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were sentenced to death by hanging on the 8th of November 1949 and executed on the 15th of November 1949 in Ambala Gaol. Other co-defendants received life imprisonment while Savarkar was acquitted and set free.
How did the Indian government respond to the RSS following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi?
The Government of India banned the RSS, the Hindu paramilitary volunteer organisation whose member Nathurum Godse had once been, on the 4th of February 1948 for one year. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru argued that the organization needed to be dissolved due to its history of succumbing to violent solutions.
Which books or movies have been produced about the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi since 1948?
Several works including the play I, Nathuram Godse speaking composed by Pradeep Dalvi and the 1963 British movie Nine Hours to Rama based on Stanley Wolpert's novel have been produced about the event. The 1982 film Gandhi features actor Harsh Nayyar portraying Godse and is bookended by the assassination.