January 30
Martyrs’ Day
In India, 30th January is celebrated as Martyrs’ Day every year. It was on this day in 1948 that Nathuram Garse shot dead the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. On martyr’s day, respect is shown to all the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country besides Mahatma Gandhi. On this day, the President of India, The Vice President, the Prime Minister, the Defence Minister and the chiefs of the three armies paid floral tributes at the samadhi ground of Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Gandhiji and others maintained silence for two minutes at exactly 11 o’clock in the day
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