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Shaheed Diwas / Martyrs' Day — 30 January
📅 Published 31 Jan 2026 · January 2026
Shaheed Diwas / Martyrs' Day — 30 January
- Marks 78th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (assassinated 30 Jan 1948 by Nathuram Godse, Birla House/Gandhi Smriti, Delhi).
- Declared in 1949. Other Martyrs' Days: 23 March, 19 May, 19 Nov.
- Gandhi facts: Born 2 Oct 1869, Porbandar; autobiography "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" (Gujarati, tr. Mahadev Desai); translated Ruskin's Unto This Last as "Sarvodaya"; TIME "Man of the Year" 1930 (only Indian); International Gandhi Peace Prize instituted 1995 (125th birth anniversary).
- 2026: Sarva-Dharma Prarthana held at Rajghat, Delhi.
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