Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas) : 30 January and 23 March
30 Jan is observed as Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas in memory of Mahatma Gandhi ji.
On 30 Jan 1948 Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation was assassinated by Nathuram Godse at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House, New Delhi.
23 Mar also observed as Martyr’s Day to pay tribute to 3 extraordinary revolutionaries of India who were hanged to death by the British. Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru & Sukhdev Thapar were hanged to death on 23 Mar 1931.
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