Why Nathuram godse killed Mahatma Gandhi?? Ma hatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at age 78 in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti ), a large mansion in central New Delhi . His assassin was Nathuram Vinayak Godse , a Chitpavan Brahmin from Pune , Maharashtra , a Hindu nationalist, [1] a member of the Hindu Mahasabha , [2] as well as a former member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary organization. [3] Godse considered Gandhi to have been too accommodating to Muslims during the Partition of India of the previous year. [4] [5] [6] Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi A memorial marks the spot in Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti ), New Delhi, where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at 5:17.30 p.m. on 30 January 1948. Location New Delhi , India Date 30 January 1948 17:17 ( IST ) Target Ma...
"Gandhi assassination" redirects here. For the assassination of the 3rd Prime Minister of India, see Assassination of Indira Gandhi. For the assassination of the 6th Prime Minister of India, see Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at age 78 in the compound of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi. His assassin was Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a Chitpavan Brahmin from Pune, Maharashtra, a Hindu nationalist,[1] a member of the Hindu Mahasabha,[2] as well as a former member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary organization.[3] Godse considered Gandhi to have been too accommodating to Muslims during the Partition of India of the previous year.[4][5][6] Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi Smriti Delhi.jpg A memorial marks the spot in Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), New Delhi, where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at 5:17.30 p.m. on 30 January 1948. Location New Delhi, ...