Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948) at his last public gathering; Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Gandhi was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948) at his last public gathering; Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Gandhi was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range Stock Photo
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World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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5478 x 3828 px | 46.4 x 32.4 cm | 18.3 x 12.8 inches | 300dpi

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28 April 2017

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