30th‚ 1949 - The Mahatma was assassinated by a man called Naturam Godse. After he shot him‚ instead of running away‚ he stood his ground and surrounded. He said‚ "No one should think that Gandhi was killed by a madman" One of the best speeches of All time‚ which is compared to Socrates’s speech in his trial. The Judge was astonished by his speech and commented that if India had followed the Jury system of giving judgments‚ Godse would have been adjudicated as "Not Guilty" by the Jury‚ cause after
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Digambar Badge‚ Vishnu Karkare‚ Gopal Godse‚ Nathuram Godse‚ and Narayan Apte‚ but the only one who succeeded was Nathuram Godse. January 30‚ 1948 was the day Gandhi was murdered outside on the steps of a building where a prayer meeting was going to take place. He was surrounded by a part of his family and some followers when three gunshots killed him‚ approaching him during the evening prayer‚ bowing‚ and shot him three times at close range. Nathuram was then caught and later hanged‚ although
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was he immortal? A god sent down to free the disillusioned Indians? This belief was tragically proved wrong by the bullets of Nathuram Godse on the 30th of January 1948. An apostle of peace falling prey to violence‚ an angel of secularism gunned down by the bullets of intolerance that had infested the minds of a few. An irony of fate‚ or a cruel twist of destiny? Godse was sentenced to death‚ an eye for an eye. But‚ the question staring India in the face today is‚ "Does the message of Gandhi matter
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Mohandas Gandhi A Peaceful Protester Peace‚ love‚ and loyalty are words that people think of when they think of Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas Gandhi changed the world by being a peaceful‚ tolerant rebel. He showed the world that people could be strong even though you have no power and use no violence. He left a legacy as a peaceful protester. When Gandhi was in his early years‚ he was known as a hero (Rau‚51). In his early life‚ he was a hero that was frail on the outside‚ but strong on the
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ambulance corps‚ but Indians opposed it. On January 30‚ 1948 Gandhi held an outdoor prayer meeting. As he walked through the crowd to sit on the platform he put his hands on his forehead‚ which was a traditional Hindu blessing. At about 5:10 pm Nathuram Vinayak Godse rose and fired his pistol three times. At the first shot Gandhi faltered‚ with the second shot his hands fell to his sides‚ and with the third shot he crumpled to the ground and died. His last words were Hey Rama which means‚ “Oh God.”
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Where the mind is without fear summary? Answer: It has been more than sixty years since we became independent but yet we are enslaved by fear. A fear that refuses to let go‚ a fear that has become habitual to us and a fear that dominates our minds. We have the fear of getting lost. So we don’t take the risk of venturing out too far. We are afraid of taking the road less travelled. That is why most of the parents want their children to become doctors‚ engineers or lawyers but not painters‚ scientists
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message goes on to explain how there is no way to give each year‚ event and person involved in Gandhi’s lifetime its specific impact. The opening scene in the movie is that of Gandhi’s January 30‚ 1948 assassination in New Delhi‚ India by Nathuram Godse‚ a man whose bow towards Gandhi was previously rejected. Surrounded by family‚ friends and supporters during the assassination‚ Gandhi softly says “Oh‚ God” as he is shot. He soon after falls to the ground to his death. Afterwards‚ the film
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Nathuram Godse’s Answer to Charge Sheet (Excerpts from Para. 26‚ 27) Below is an excerpt of Godse’s answer to the charge sheet filed against him on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. As I grew up I developed a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance to any isms‚ political or religious. That is why I worked actively for the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all Hindus are of
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The Assassination of Gandhi On January 30‚ 1948‚ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse. As Godse walks up to Gandhi‚ he shoots him three times in the chest from three feet away (Trumball 1). As “the strongest influence for peace in India that this generation has known‚” Gandhi did not deserve to be assassinated despite the beliefs of Godse (Trumball 1). Gandhi’s main goal was always to gain independence for India; to do this he undertook 17 fasts (Smith 2). The assassination
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Have you ever heard of a country invading another country‚ but not settling? Well‚ that’s exactly what happened when the British started trading with India. They British’s method left little room for error as they took control of India‚ it’s military‚ it’s material‚ and its land. It was only after 200 years that India tried break free from the British rule. India demanded independence because‚ they were forced to fight in a war for democracy and they were not granted their own freedom. When Britain
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