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Gandhi's life and teachings inspired many who specifically referred to Gandhi as their mentor or who dedicated their lives to spreading his ideas. In Europe, Romain Rolland was the first to discuss Gandhi in his 1924 book Mahatma Gandhi, and Brazilian anarchist and feminist Maria Lacerda de Moura wrote about
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.
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.
[7] Messages of condolence for his death came in from across the world. As world leaders paid homage to Gandhi, Bernard Shaw acerbically noted that "It shows how dangerous it is to be good." [8] To show its respect, the United Nations lowered its flag to half-mast. [9] In India, the news of the assassination plunged the country into deep shock.
Gandhi's death may refer to: Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi; Assassination of Indira Gandhi; Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi This page was last edited on 20 ...
The Gandhi family is the family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; [1] the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi for the first time while he was still in South Africa, and not commonly heard as titular for any other civil figure even of similarly ...
The life-size statue depicts Gandhi, known as Mahatma, meaning holy one or sage, holding a walking stick, wearing glasses, sandals, a loincloth and shawl. It weighs 5 tons, including its base.
The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequently, this epithet has also been used with regard to such people as Basava [ 1 ] (1131–1167), Swami Shraddhanand (1856–1926), Lalon Shah (1772–1890), Ayyankali (1863–1941), and Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890).