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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.
Mavji Dave Joshiji, a Brahmin priest and family friend, advised Gandhi and his family that he should consider law studies in London. [36] [39] In July 1888, Gandhi's wife Kasturba gave birth to their first surviving child, Harilal. [40] Gandhi's mother was not comfortable about Gandhi leaving his wife and family and going so far from home.
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) (pronunciation ⓘ) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.He was a Hindu nationalist [1] from Maharashtra [2] who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla House in New Delhi on 30 January 1948.
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Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi [a] (listen ⓘ, born Kasturba Gokuldas Kapadia; 11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist who was involved in the Indian independence movement during British India. She was married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi. [1]
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Beant was one of Gandhi's favorite guards, whom she had known for ten years. [13] Because he was a Sikh, he had been taken off her staff after Operation Blue Star; however, Gandhi had made sure that he was reinstated. [23] Satwant was 22 years old at the time of the assassination, and had been assigned to Gandhi's guard just five months ...
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