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Martyrs’ Day 2023:Every year on January 30th, the nation observes Martyrs’ Day or Shaheed Diwas to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary. Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi dead during his evening prayers in the Birla House on January 30, 1948. As a result, this day is observed to honor all freedom fighters who gave their lives to protect the country. January 30 is also observed as a day of nonviolence and peace, with ceremonies and events held across the country.
On this day, the president, vice president, prime minister, defense minister, and the three Service Chiefs (Army, Air Force, and Navy) laid floral wreaths at his Samadhi at Raj Ghat in Delhi. At 11 a.m., the country observes a two-minute silence in memory of Indian martyrs.
Godse shot Gandhi thrice in the chest and abdomen. It is said that the last words Gandhi uttered were “Hey Ram”. “Have I that non-violence of the brave in me? My death alone will show that. If someone killed me and I died with prayer for the assassin on my lips, and God’s remembrance and consciousness of His living presence in the sanctuary of my heart, then alone would I be said to have had the non-violence of the brave,” Gandhi had said a few days before he was killed.
Source:ITv
