Raj Ghat - Memorial marking the cremation spot of Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948, shot at point blank range by Nathuram Godse, an activist of the Hindu nationalist Hindu Mahasabha. Since 1934, there had been five preceding unsuccessful attempts to kill Gandhi. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી), called... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x896, 197 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Raj Ghat and associated memorials User:Deeptrivia/Album Attempts to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x896, 197 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Raj Ghat and associated memorials User:Deeptrivia/Album Attempts to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhÄ«, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Hindutva (Hinduness, a word coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1923 pamphlet entitled Hindutva: Who is a Hindu? ) is used to describe movements advocating Hindu nationalism. ... Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, a Hindu nationalist organization originally founded in 1915 to counter the Muslim League and the secular Indian National Congress. ...

Assassination

A press photo published in The Manchester Guardian, February 18, 1948 shows Mahatma Gandhi's ashes being carried through the streets of Allahabad

After the failed attempt at Birla House, Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte returned to Pune via Bombay. With the help of Dr. Dattatraya Parchure and Gangadhar Dandavate they purchased a Beretta automatic and eleven rounds of ammunition at Gwalior and reached Delhi on January 29, 1948. On January 30, 1948 at 5:10 p.m. Nathuram Godse got close to Mahatma Gandhi and shot him three times in his chest at point blank range. Mahatma Gandhi was declared dead. Many people have also said that sweets were distributed in Pune and other places of India, when the news of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination reached them through the supporters of Hindu Mahasabha.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links GandhisLastJourney. ... Image File history File links GandhisLastJourney. ... The white, palatial house of the business dynasty, Birla, stands just a couple of kilometres from Connought Place, a well-known tourist attraction in the greenest area of Delhi. ... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Narayan Dattatraya Apte was born in the year 1911. ... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... , Gwalior   is a city in Madhya Pradesh in India. ... , Delhi (Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, a Hindu nationalist organization originally founded in 1915 to counter the Muslim League and the secular Indian National Congress. ...

Shri Dharam Jit Jigyasu gave an account of that tragic day in world history to Muni Jaitly, his grandson, in 2000.^[1]

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34jm36ZloOA

Previous failed attempts

First Attempt

On 25 June 1934, Mahatma Gandhi was in Pune along with Kasturba to deliver a speech at "Corporation Auditorium". They were travelling in a motorcade of two cars. En route, they came across a railway level crossing. The car in which the couple was travelling was left behind and the first car reached the auditorium. Just when the first car arrived at the auditorium, a bomb was thrown, which exploded near the car. This caused grievous injury to the Chief Officer of the Pune Municipal Corporation, two policemen and seven others. Nevertheless, no account or records of the investigation nor arrests made can be found. Mahatma Gandhi's secretary, Pyarelal Nayyar believes that the attempt failed due to lack of planning and co-ordination^[2]. Many have alleged that Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were involved in the attack.^{[citation needed]} is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... , Pune (Marathi: पुणे ,pronunciation: ) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Kasturba Gandhi Kastürbā Gāndhi (April 11, 1869 – 22 February 1944), affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi, whom she married at the age of 13. ... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb produced in the United States. ... Pyarelal Nayyar (? - 1982) was the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi in his later years. ... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Narayan Dattatraya Apte was born in the year 1911. ...

Second Attempt

Gandhi's ashes are also interred at the Aga Khan's palace in Pune, where he had been imprisoned from 1942 to 1944, and where his wife and secretary had died.

The second attempt on the life of Mahatma Gandhi may not have been an attempt to assassinate as much as a demonstration of anger by an angry young man. In May 1944 Mahatma Gandhi was released from Agha Khan Palace prison and soon after he contracted malaria. On the advice of doctors, he took a vacation to Panchgani, a hill station near Pune. During his stay at Panchgani, Gandhi was staying at Dilkush Bungalow. A group of 15-20 young men came to Panchgani after realizing that Gandhi was staying there. This young crowd, led by Nathuram Godse, came through a chartered bus. These youth held a day long protest demonstration, but declined to talk with Gandhi when invited. However, by evening, during the prayer meeting, Nathuram Godse rushed towards Gandhi with a dagger shouting anti-Gandhi slogans. He was unable to reach Gandhi as he was overpowered by Mani Shankar Purohit (proprietor of Surti Lodge, Pune) and D. Billare Guruji of Satara (who later became a Congress legislator from Mahabaleshwar). Image File history File links MGashes. ... Image File history File links MGashes. ... This article is about the hereditary title. ... , Pune (Marathi: पुणे ,pronunciation: ) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Bold text This article is about the weapon. ... For the moth genus, see Satara (moth). ...

The documentary evidence of this attack can be found in the depositions made by Mani Shankar Purohit and D.Billare Guruji before the Kapoor Commission set up to investigate the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. However the Kapoor Commission rejected this theory as many of the close associates of Mahatma Gandhi were not present during that time.^{[citation needed]}

Third Attempt

The third attempt was also a demonstration. However, people who testified before the Kapoor Commission referred it as an attempt to murder. Mahatma Gandhi began his talks with Mohammad Ali Jinnah on 9 September 1944 which lasted for 14 days. While leaving for Bombay from Sevagram Ashram, a group of Hindu activists stopped him. They did not want him to go to Bombay to hold talks with Jinnah. However, these protesters were stopped by volunteers of the ashram. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhÄ«, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai 1892–1893, Rattanbai Petit 1918–1929 Children: daughter Dina Wadia Date of Death: September 11, 1948 Place... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... An Ashram (Pronounced aashram) in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ...

The leader of this group, Nathuram Godse, was again found in possession of a dagger. The policeman who found the dagger then looked up to him and joked, "Why do you want to kill Gandhi? Let's leave it to the leaders themselves... perhaps (Veer) Savarkar will finish off the job!" At which Godse retorted, "Gandhi does not require such an honour. Even the jamadar (sweeper) is enough for that!"

Dr. Sushila Nayyar testified to this effect before the Kapoor Commission and she considered this an attempt at assassination. This incident has also been portrayed in the film Gandhi by Sir Richard Attenborough. However, in the film it is not portrayed as an attempt to murder but as a peaceful demonstration in which the demonstrators were waving black flags. Sushila Nayyar, also spelled Nayar, was the younger sister of Pyarelal Nayyar, personal secretary to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Gandhis personal physician. ... Gandhi (1982) is a multi-award-winning biopic film about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (often known as Mahatma Gandhi), who was leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. ... Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born August 29, 1923) is a prolific English film and stage actor, and Academy Award, BAFTA, and three-time Golden Globe winning director, producer, and entrepreneur. ...

Fourth Attempt

June 29, 1946, the train carrying Mahatma Gandhi called Gandhi Special derailed between Neral and Karjat stations of Bombay Section. The report submitted by the motorman or driver of the train claimed that boulders were placed on the tracks of the train, with the intention to derail it. The train had crashed into the boulders. The Pune police claimed that the boulders were placed by looters to stop trains carrying goods. The Police have not disclaimed sabotage. Since the Gandhi Special was the only train on that route at that time, and there were no goods trains on the section, either before or after, it is highly plausible that Gandhi must have been the target. is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neral is a small town, 90 km from Mumbai (Bombay) in the Maharashtra state of India. ... <<!Please contribute photographs and visuals of Karjat!, Thanks!>> , Karjat is a city, a Municipal Corporation, a Tahsil and a sub-district in Raigad district, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

By the grace of God I have escaped from the jaws of death seven times. I have not hurt anybody nor do I consider anybody to be my enemy. I can’t understand why there are so many attempts on my life. Yesterday's attempt on my life has failed. I will not die just yet. I aim to live till the age of 125.

– Mohandas K. Gandhi, at a prayer meeting in Pune. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 &#8211; January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: &#2350;&#2379;&#2361;&#2344;&#2342;&#2366;&#2360; &#2325;&#2352;&#2350;&#2330;&#2344;&#2381;&#2342; &#2327;&#2366;&#2306;&#2343;&#2368;, Gujarati &#2734;&#2763;&#2745;&#2728;&#2726;&#2750;&#2744; &#2709;&#2736;&#2734;&#2714;&#2690;&#2726; &#2711;&#2750;&#2690;&#2727;&#2752;), called...

Fifth Attempt

A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhi's murder case. Standing: Shankar Kistaiya,Sukhwinder Singh, Madanlal Pahwa, Digambar Badge (Approver). Sitting: Narayan Apte, Vinayak D. Savarkar, Nathuram Godse, Vishnu Karkare

On January 14, 1948, Madanlal Pahwa, Shankar Kistaiya, Digambar Badge, Vishnu Karkare, Gopal Godse , Nathuram Godse]](An RSS: Swayam Seva Sangh Volunteer), and Narayan Apte came to Birla Bhavan (aka Birla House) in Delhi to carry out an attack on Mahatama Gandhi. Except for Madanlal Pahwa and Vishnu Karkare, everyone else reached the venue through the rear entrance in a cab. Surjeet Singh was the cab driver. Madanlal Pahwa tried to bribe the driver at Birla Bhavan, named Choturam, to let him go behind the podium to take pictures of the Mahatma. However, Choturam became suspicious and asked Madanlal Pahwa, why he needed photographs from behind, and inquired about the absence of a camera. Madanlal Pahwa just left, having Choturam think he was going back to the taxi; however, he placed a cotton ball enclosing a bomb on the wall behind the podium and ignited it. The bomb went off without creating any panic. The team had left after abandoning Madanlal Pahwa. Image File history File links Nathuram. ... Image File history File links Nathuram. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Sukhwinder Singh is an Indian singer, most famous as a Bollywood playback singer. ... Madanlal Pahwa Madanlal Pahwa to India as a refugee, which was his own country. ... Digambar Badge was a Indian Hindu political activist. ... Narayan Dattatraya Apte was born in the year 1911. ... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Madanlal Pahwa Madanlal Pahwa to India as a refugee, which was his own country. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Digambar Badge was a Indian Hindu political activist. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Gopal Vinayak Godse (c. ... Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Narayan Dattatraya Apte was born in the year 1911. ... , Delhi (Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ) sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ... Large format camera lens. ...

Gandhi and Jinnah in Bombay, September 1944

On interrogation, Madanlal Pahwa admitted that he was part of a seven member gang who wanted to kill the Mahatma. The plan was that Madanlal Pahwa would explode the bomb as close to the podium as possible while Digambar Bagde or Shankar Kishtaiyya would shoot Mahatma Gandhi in the head, ensuing panic and stampede, using the chaotic situation to effect their escape. Vishnu Karkare was to compound the chaos by hurling hand grenades. However, faced with Choturam's suspicious attitude, Digambar Bagde decided not to act at the last minute, and also instructed Shankar Kishtaiyya (who was his servant) to do the same. Image File history File links Jinnah_Gandhi. ... Image File history File links Jinnah_Gandhi. ... Madanlal Pahwa Madanlal Pahwa to India as a refugee, which was his own country. ... A stampede is an act of mass impulse among herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd) collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose. ...

Later, Madanlal Phawa led the police to the Marina Hotel where Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte were staying and also to Sharief Hotel where all other gang members were staying. Everyone had left by that time and the police was only able to recover some letters and clothes which had the initials "NVG" on it. By this time they were able to identify that the members of that team were from Maharashtra; however they were not able to establish the identity and the involvement of Nathuram Godse. , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

During the Mahatma Gandhi Murder trial, Madanlal Pahwa was identified by Mrs. Sulochana Devi, who had come to Birla Bhavan in search of her three year old son (who used to play in the servant quarters). She was the fifteenth witness in the trial, and Surjeet Singh, the driver was the fourteenth witness. In legal parlance, a trial is an event in which parties to a dispute present information (in the form of evidence) in a formal setting, usually a court, before a judge, jury, or other designated finder of fact, in order to achieve a resolution to their dispute. ...

Is it true that on the day of the bomb blast during the search of the room at Marina Hotel clothes were found bearing the initials N.V.G. – Nathuram Vinayak Godse -? On the basis of which the police went to Bombay and requested the Bombay police to look for this person, the Bombay police assured the Delhi police to do the needful and asked them to return, but did nothing. Is it true that the Bombay Police failed in tracing Nathuram Vinayak Godse?

– Balkrishna Sharma, during the debate on murder of Mahatma Gandhi in the Constituent Assembly of India.

To comment on matters under investigation is both difficult and unwarranted. I can only say that after the arrest and interrogation of the bomber, an officer of Delhi police went to Bombay and briefed the C.I.D. in Bombay. After the briefing, it was decided that some people should be arrested but to arrest them immediately would lead to the other conspirators going underground. So the Delhi police and Bombay C.I.D. decided to defer the arrests for some time to enable them to uncover the conspiracy and all who were involved in it. It is true that the police were on a look out for them but all of them were not in Bombay

– Sardar Patel, during the debate on murder of Mahatma Gandhi in the Constituent Assembly of India. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (October 31, 1875&#8211;December 15, 1950), popularly referred to as Sardar Patel, was an Indian statesman, an important leader of the Indian National Congress and the deputy Prime Minister in the first cabinet of Independent India. ...

Controversy over Hey Ram

The last word(s) uttered by Mahatma Gandhi are still a matter of debate. Venkita Kalyanam, former personal assistant to Mr. Gandhi, said that he was present at the spot and Gandhi did not utter a single word.

New Delhi's Tughlak Road police station's assistant sub-inspector Dhalu Ram recorded Nand Lal Mehta's statement

...suddenly a man, who was later identified as Nathu Ram Godse took steps out of the crowd and fired three shots at Mahatmaji. Bullets hit him on the stomach and chest. The Mahatma fell down saying Ram-Ram...

– Nand Lal Mehta, in the First Information Report recorded on January 30, 1948, at 9.45 p.m.

In the First Information Report^[3] we find no statement that any doctor was called. We have no explanation of why he was not rushed to hospital and was instead taken to Birla House, where he died later. The white, palatial house of the business dynasty, Birla, stands just a couple of kilometres from Connought Place, a well-known tourist attraction in the greenest area of Delhi. ...

Conspirators

• Nathuram Vinayak Godse
• Narayan Dattatraya Apte
• Vishnu Ramkrishna Karkare
• Madanlal Kashmirilal Pahwa
• Shankar Kistaiya
• Gopal Vinayak Godse
• Digambar Ramchandra Badge
• Dattatraya Sadashiv Parchure
• Gangadhar Dandavate
• Gangadhar Jadhao
• Suryadeo Sharma

Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Narayan Dattatraya Apte was born in the year 1911. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Madanlal Pahwa Madanlal Pahwa to India as a refugee, which was his own country. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Gopal Vinayak Godse (c. ... Digambar Badge was a Indian Hindu political activist. ...

See also

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... Kasturba Gandhi Kastürbā Gāndhi (April 11, 1869 – 22 February 1944), affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi, whom she married at the age of 13. ... Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (1888-1948) was the first son of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Manilal Gandhi (October 28, 1892-1956) was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Ramdas Gandhi (1897 - 1969) was the third son of Mahatma Gandhi. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Samaldas Gandhi was an Indian freedom fighter who headed the Arzi Hukumat or Peoples Government of the erstwhile princely state of Junagadh. ... Arun Gandhi Arun Manilal Gandhi (born April 14, 1934, Durban, South Africa) is the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi through his second son Manilal. ... Rajmohan Gandhi is a biographer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Tushar Gandhi is a great-grandson of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian who helped India gain independence. ... Gopalkrishna Gandhi (born April 22, 1945), the youngest grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was appointed in 2004 as the governor as the West Bengal. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Gandhi_studio_1931. ... Kasturba Gandhi Kastürbā Gāndhi (April 11, 1869 – 22 February 1944), affectionately called Ba, was the wife of Mohandas Gandhi, whom she married at the age of 13. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: , Hindi: , IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948), was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. ... The first Satyagraha revolutions inspired by Mahatma Gandhi in the Indian Independence Movement occurred in Kheda district of Gujarat and the Champaran district of Bihar between the years of 1918 and 1919. ... ... Chauri Chaura is a town near Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, where, in February 1922, an occupied police chowki (small hut) was set on fire by a nationalist mob, killing 22 of the police occupants. ... The flag adopted in 1931 and used by the Provisional Government of Free India during the Second World War. ... Scenes on the eve of the Salt Satyagraha, Gandhis famous 240 mile march on foot to the sea at Dandi. ... Vaikom Satyagraha (1924 - 25) was a satyagraha (movement) in Travancore now part of Kerala against untouchability in Hindu society. ... Poona Pact (1932) is the popular name of a resolution taken by the Indian National Congress leaders in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India in order to reach a compromise between several factions of the leaders who were not uninamious regarding the proposed seperate electorate of different castes of Hindu populace... The Quit India Movement (Bharat chhodo) was a call for immediate independence of India from British rule. ... Raj Ghat - Memorial marking the cremation spot of Mahatma Gandhi Followers of Mahatma Gandhi claim that there were five unsuccessful attempts to assassinate him. ... Gandhism (or Gandhi-ism) is an informal reference to the vision, core inspirations, principles, beliefs and philosophy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence Movement. ... Gandhian economics is a school of economic thought based on the socio-economic principles expounded by Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. ... Brahmacharya (pronounced /brʌmatʃərɪə/) is a Sanskrit word. ... A variety of vegetarian food ingredients Vegetarianism is the practice of not consuming the flesh of any animal (including sea animals) with or without also eschewing other animal derivatives, such as dairy products or eggs[1]. Some vegetarians also choose to refrain from wearing clothing that has involved the death... Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. ... Nonviolence (or non-violence) is a set of assumptions about morality, power and conflict that leads its proponents to reject the use of violence in efforts to attain social or political goals. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... This article is under construction. ... Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi, who developed Satyagraha Satyagraha (Sanskrit: सत्याग्रह satyāgraha) is a variety of nonviolent resistance developed by Mohandas Gandhi. ... Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes or gaining advantage. ... Anti-war activist Midge Potts is arrested for civil disobedience on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 2005. ... Sarvodaya (Sanskrit and Hindi: सर्वोदय) is a term meaning universal uplift or progress of all. It was coined by the Indian nonviolent activist Vinoba Bhave to refer to the struggle of post-independence Gandhians to ensure that self-determination and equality reached the masses and the downtrodden. ... An Ashram (Pronounced aashram) in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nature. ... Swadeshi is the Indian term for the boycott of British goods. ... Self rule is the term used to described a people or group being able to exercise all of the necessary functions of power without intervention from any authority which they cannot themselves alter. ... The Story of My Experiments with Truth (or My Experiments with Truth) – the autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (or Mahatma Gandhi) covers his life from early childhood through to 1920, and is a popular and influential book. ... The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1925 in the state of Gujarat, India during the British Raj was a major episode of civil disobedience and revolt in the Indian Independence Movement. ... Sarvodaya (Sanskrit and Hindi: सर्वोदय) is a term meaning universal uplift or progress of all. It was coined by the Indian nonviolent activist Vinoba Bhave to refer to the struggle of post-independence Gandhians to ensure that self-determination and equality reached the masses and the downtrodden. ... The Gujarat Vidyapith is a major university located in Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat in India. ... The Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth is a deemed and chartered university located in the city of Varanasi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Jamia Millia Islamia (Urdu: جامعہ ملیہ اسلامیہ, Hindi: जामिया मिलिया इस्लामिया, translation: National Islamic University) is an Indian Central University located in New Delhi. ... Vinoba Bhave, born Vinayak Narahari Bhave (September 11, 1895 - November 15, 1982) often called Acharya (In Sanskrit and Hindi means teacher), is considered as a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Vallabhbhai Patel (Gujarati: , Hindi: ; IPA: ) (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was a political and social leader of India who played a major role in the countrys struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. ... Formerly Miss Slade, Mirabhen admired Gandhi so much that she dropped everything in London to come stay with him. ... Charles Freer Andrews (1871 - 1940) was an English priest who admired the philosophy of Mohandas Gandhi and worked with him in the Indian civil rights struggle in South Africa and in the Indian Independence Movement. ... Narhari Parikh was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and the chief architect of the Indian Independence Movement in Gujarat. ... Ravi Shankar Vyas was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer, hailing from and working in the state of Gujarat. ... Mohanlal Pandya was an Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and one of the earliest followers of Mahatma Gandhi. ... Mahadev Desai was the personal secretary of Mohandas K. Gandhi for 25 years, from 1917 to Desais death in 1942. ... Abbas Tyabji was an Indian freedom fighter from Gujarat, who was a key ally and supporter of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the 1918 Kheda Satyagraha, and the 1928 Bardoli Satyagraha. ... Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pashto/Arabic: خان عبد الغفار خان) (b. ... Shankar Trimbak Dharmadhikari (b. ... J. C. Kumarappa (born Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius) (b. ... The MAHATMA GANDHI PEACE PRIZE is an official honour granted in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence Movement by the Government of India. ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, Devanāgarī: मोहन दास करमचन्द गान्धी, Romanized: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement. ... Gandhi, taken in 1931. ... Gandhigiri is an informal word in Bambaiya Hindi which denotes Gandhism. ...

References

• Controversy over "Hey Ram"

Pyarelal Nayyar (? - 1982) was the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi in his later years. ...

External links

• First hand eyewitness account of the actual assassination from Shri Dharam Jit Jigyasu, as told to his grandson Muni Jaitly. CBSNews.com: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/30/world/main2415455.shtml
• First Information Report on Gandhi's Murder in Urdu [1]English version [2]
• Soldiers of Hindutva
• Mahatma.Org