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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at age 78 in the compound of The Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi.His assassin was Nathuram Godse, from Pune, Maharashtra, a Hindu nationalist, [1] with a history of association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary organization [2] and of membership of the Hindu Mahasabha.
Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India. It is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948.
English: Memorial at the former Birla House, New Delhi, India where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at 5:17 PM on 30 January 1948 on his way to a prayer meeting. Stylized footsteps are shown leading to the memorial.
Raj Ghat is a memorial complex in Delhi, India.The first memorial was dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi where a black marble platform was raised to mark the spot of his cremation on 31 January 1948 and consists of an eternal flame at one end.
M. G. George Muthoot died on 5 March 2021 aged 71 at a private hospital in Delhi after falling from 4th floor of his house. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] His dead body was taken to his native place, and was buried there with full state honours.
The Pope went on to note that Gandhi . who lived by non-violence appeared to be defeated by violence. For a brief moment the light seemed to have gone out. Yet his teachings and the example of his life live on in the minds and hearts of millions of men and women. Yes, the light is still shining, and the heritage of Mahatma Gandhi speaks to us ...
On 14 January 1948, he along with Godse took a train from Pune to Mumbai. After three days, they would fly to Delhi to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi. [4] On 20 January, Apte, Badge, and Kistayya drove to Birla House for planning the murder of Gandhi. Godse was suffering from severe headaches thus he stayed back. [2]
He became the founding president of Harijan Sevak Sangh founded by Mahatma Gandhi in Delhi in 1932. [3] In the 1940s, he ventured into the territory of cars and established Hindustan Motors. After independence, Birla invested in tea and textiles through a series of acquisitions of erstwhile European companies.