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Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) (pronunciation ⓘ) was a Hindu nationalist who on 30 January 1948 assassinated Mahatma Gandhi. Godse was a member of the political party, the Hindu Mahasabha; and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary volunteer organisation; and a populariser of the work of his mentor Vinayak Damodar ...
Jan 23, 2022 · Nathuram Godse was a high-school drop out and worked as a tailor. On the evening of 30 January 1948, Nathuram Vinayak Godse shot Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi dead at point-blank range as India's ...
Jun 4, 2020 · Learn about the life and motives of Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. He was influenced by Hindu nationalist V.D. Savarkar and the RSS, and killed Gandhi to protest his support for Pakistan. He was hanged for murdering the activist.
Jan 24, 2022 · India correspondent. On the evening of 30 January 1948, Nathuram Vinayak Godse shot Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi dead at point-blank range as India's most venerated leader emerged from a prayer ...
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Jan 19, 2019 · The Early Life Of Nathuram Godse, The Man Who Killed Gandhi. Nathuram Godse was born on May 19, 1910, to parents Vinayak and Lakshmi in an orthodox Brahmin family in India. Godse was the fifth child and the fourth son, but his three brothers before him had all died in infancy.
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In May 1944, Nathuram Vinayak Godse attempted to assassinate Gandhi with a knife. He led a group of 15 to 20 young men who rushed at Gandhi during a prayer meeting at Panchgani. Godse and his group were prevented by the crowds from reaching Gandhi. He was released due to Gandhi's own policy of declining to press criminal charges.
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Jan 30, 2024 · On January 30, 1948, as Mahatma Gandhi was walking towards the prayer mandap at Birla House in Delhi, 35-year-old Nathuram Godse came before him and pulled out a pistol from his pocket. He fired three shots from point-blank range that hit Gandhi in the chest, stomach, and groin. Within 15 minutes, the Father of the Nation was dead.
