Nathuram Vinayak Godse (Marathi: नथूराम विनायक गोडसे) (May 19, 1910 – November 15, 1949) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ... , Pune (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा, Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: ) is a state in north India. ... Marathi (मराठी ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western India (Maharashtrians). ... is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Gandhi” redirects here. ...

Early life

Nathuram Godse was born in Baramati, Pune District. His father, a post office employee, was Vinayak Vamanrao Godse; his mother was Lakshmi (Godavari before marriage). Upon birth, he was named Ramachandra by his parents, but due to his perceived effeminate nature, they renamed him as Nathuram (nath in Hindi means nose-ring). Image File history File links Nathuram. ... “Gandhi” redirects here. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Gopal Vinayak Godse (c. ... 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. ... Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar (Marathi: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर) (May 28, 1883 – February 26, 1966) was an Indian politician and activist, who is credited with developing the Hindu nationalist political ideology Hindutva. ... A group photo of people accused in the Mahatma Gandhis murder case. ... Baramati is a small city in the India near Pune. ... , Pune (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

Nathuram attended the local school at Baramati up through the fourth standard. Then he was sent to live with an aunt in Pune so that he could study at an English-language school. During his school days, Gandhi was an idol to him.^[1] , Pune (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ...

In 1930, Nathuram's father was transferred to the town of Ratnagiri. While staying with his parents at Ratnagiri, the young Nathuram first met Veer Savarkar, a proponent of Hindutva. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar (Marathi: विनायक दामोदर सावरकर) (May 28, 1883 – February 26, 1966) was an Indian politician and activist, who is credited with developing the Hindu nationalist political ideology Hindutva. ... For Veer Savarkars book Hindutva, see Hindutva. ...

Godse's political career

Godse dropped out of high school and became an activist with the Hindu Mahasabha. Godse was an RSS activist who, according its leadership, left the organisation before the assassination.^[2] They were particularly opposed to the separatist politics of the All India Muslim League. Godse started a Marathi newspaper for Hindu Mahasabha called Agrani, some years later renamed Hindu Rashtra. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, a Hindu nationalist organization originally founded in 1915 to counter the Muslim League and the secular Indian National Congress. ... The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India was the driving force behind the creation of a Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Hindu Rāshtra (Hindi : हिन्दू राष्ट्र, approx. ...

The Hindu Mahasabha had initially backed Gandhi's campaigns of civil disobedience against the British government.

However, Godse and his mentors later rejected Gandhi. They felt that Gandhi was sacrificing Hindu interests in an effort to appease minority groups. They blamed Gandhi for the bloody Partition of India, which left hundreds of thousands of people dead. This article is under construction. ...

The Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Motive

The immediate motive for the assassination is usually ascribed to Gandhi's decision to fast to the death unless the Indian central government allowed the transfer of 55 crore (550 million) rupees to the government of Pakistan. The transfer had been specified in the partition agreement, but the Indian government had refused to complete it, complaining of continued Pakistani rebel occupation of disputed parts of Kashmir. A crore is a unit in the Indian numbering system, still widely used in Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ...

The Indian government immediately reversed its decision to withhold the funds, which infuriated Godse and his fellow Hindu radicals.

It is not clear whether the decision to assassinate Gandhi was taken by Godse alone, or whether he had consulted with other Mahasabha members, or even received their help in carrying out the assassination. The Mahasabha resolutely denied all complicity, and Godse took full responsibility. However, many critics believe that Godse did not act alone.^{[citation needed]}

Godse assassinated Gandhi on January 30, 1948, approaching him during the evening prayer, bowing, and shooting him three times at close range. The weapon used by Godse was a Beretta semi-automatic pistol.^[3] is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ...

The trial and execution

Following his assassination of Gandhi, Godse, who did not try to flee, was captured and put on trial beginning May 27, 1948. On November 8, 1949 Godse was sentenced to death for the killing. He was hanged at Ambala Jail on November 15, 1949 along with Narayan Apte, the other conspirator. Savarkar was also charged with conspiracy in the assassination of Gandhi, but was acquitted and subsequently released. is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hanging is the suspension of a person by a ligature, usually a cord wrapped around the neck, causing death. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Narayan Dattatraya Apte was born in the year 1911. ...

Aftermath

Millions of Indians mourned Gandhi's assassination. Massive anti-Brahmin riots spread, especially across Maharashtra state, as Godse was a Brahmin. Sangli and Miraj regions were hit harder. Houses of Brahmins were burned, and a number of people died. The Maratha protagonists were largely supposed to be behind the arson. The Hindu Mahasabha was vilified and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the RSS, was temporarily banned. However, later investigators could find no evidence that the RSS bureaucracy had formally sponsored or even knew of Godse's plot. The RSS ban was lifted by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1949. This page deals with the Hindu varnas. ... The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: , English: ), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu nationalist organization in India. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: , from Persian Javâher-e Laal, meaning Red Jewel) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a political leader of the Indian National Congress, a pivotal figure in the Indian independence movement and the first Prime Minister of Independent India. ... 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. ...

The RSS to this day denies any connection with Godse and dispute the claim that he was a member; they say that Godse was definitely a member of the Congress Party, and that if any party should be blamed, it should be the Congress, not the RSS.

A film Nine Hours to Rama was made in 1963 and was based on the events leading up to the assassination, seen mainly from Godse's point-of-view. The film Hey Ram made in 2000 also briefly touches the events related to the assassination. The popular Marathi language drama Mee Nathuram Godse Boltoy ("This is Nathuram Godse Speaking") was also made from Godse's point of view.^[4] Hey Ram (Devanagari: हे राम, Nastaliq: ہے رام, translation: Oh Ram! or Oh God!) is a controversial Indian film released both in Tamil and Hindi in 2000 and written, directed, produced by and starring Kamal Haasan. ...

Historian Y.D. Phadke has written the book Nathuramayan on this chapter in Indian history, debunking many myths concerning Godse.

List of accused

Main article: Attempts to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi

List of people accused of involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi: Raj Ghat - Memorial marking the cremation spot of Mahatma Gandhi Followers of Mahatma Gandhi claim that there were five unsuccessful attempts to assassinate him. ... “Gandhi” redirects here. ...

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

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Notes

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References

• Nathuram Godse — Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, Surya Bharti, Delhi, India, 2003. OCLC 33991989
• Nathuram Godse — May it Please Your Honor!, Surya Bharti, India, 2003.
• Khosla, G. D. — Murder of the Mahatma and Other Cases from a Judge's Notebook, Jaico Publishing House, 1968. ISBN 0-88253-051-8.
• Koenraad Elst — Gandhi and Godse - a Review and a Critique, Voice of India, 2001. ISBN 8185990719
• Nathuramayan by Y D Phadke

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External links

• Godse's deposition in court
• A pro-Godse site with interviews and links
• Time Magazine's February 2000 interview of Gopal Godse
• Rediff's January 1998 interview of Gopal Godse
• Site devoted to Nathuram Godse
• Article discussing pro-Godse play
• Eyewitness to Gandhi assassination
• Eyewitness gives VIDEO account of Gandhi Assassination