Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi  (1869 –1948) led Indians in a nonviolent independence movement from British colonization. Known worldwide by his honorific Sanskrit title Mahātmā (high-souled, venerable) he was also called Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for father) and Gandhiji,

 

 

 

Gandhi was assassinated in January 1948 by right-wing conservative Hindu Nationalists who were outraged by Gandhi’s perceived appeasement of Muslims.

 

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