{"id":33269,"date":"2021-01-30T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T06:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/?p=33269"},"modified":"2021-01-30T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T06:27:04","slug":"martyrs-day-2021-73rd-death-anniversary-of-mahatma-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theleonews.com\/en\/martyrs-day-2021-73rd-death-anniversary-of-mahatma-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Martyrs\u2019 Day 2021: 73rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On January 30, 1948, the \u2018Father of the Nation\u2019 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Godse. His death anniversary is commemorated as \u2018Martyrs\u2019 Day\u2019 or \u2018Shaheed Divas\u2019. On the occasion, the Indian Government instructed all Central and State Government Departments to observe two minutes of silence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of a grateful nation, my humble tributes to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi who embraced martyrdom this day. We should adhere to his ideals of peace, non-violence, simplicity, purity of means and humility. Let us resolve to follow his path of truth and love,\u201d President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTributes to the great Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His ideals continue to motivate millions. On Martyrs\u2019 Day we recall the heroic sacrifices of all those great women and men who devoted themselves towards India\u2019s freedom and the well-being of every Indian,\u201d PM Narendra Modi tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>In India, six days are observed as Martyrs\u2019 Day or Sarvodaya Day. However, only the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is observed on a national scale. The other days are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>March 23<\/strong> <\/em><\/span>&#8211; The anniversary of the deaths of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru, on 23 March 1931 in Lahore (Pakistan).<\/li>\n<li><em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">May 19<\/span><\/strong><\/em> \u2013 The killing of 15 people by state police during the Bengali Language Movement of Barak Valley in the state of Assam on 19 May 1961. The incident occurred at the Silchar railway station. The day is also declared to be \u2018Bhasha Shahid Divas\u2019 (Language Martyrs\u2019 Day).<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>October 21<\/strong><\/em><\/span> \u2013 The day is observed as Police Martyrs\u2019 Day also known as Police Commemoration Day.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>November 17<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#8211; Lala Lajpat Rai (1865\u20131928), \u2018Lion of Punjab\u2019 death anniversary is observed as Martyrs\u2019 Day in Odisha.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em><strong>November 19<\/strong><\/em><\/span> &#8211; Rani Lakshmi Bai\u2019s birthday on 19th November 1828 is also observed as Martyrs\u2019 Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 30, 1948, the \u2018Father of the Nation\u2019 Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu nationalist, Nathuram Godse. His death anniversary is commemorated as \u2018Martyrs\u2019 Day\u2019 or \u2018Shaheed Divas\u2019. 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