Shaheed Diwas or Martyr's Day is observed in India on March 23 and is remembered as the day when three brave freedom fighters, Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar, were hanged by the British. January 30 is also observed as Martyr's Day in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.

While January 30 is celebrated in memory of Mahatma Gandhi, March 23 is observed to pay tribute to three revolutionaries who were hanged by the British: Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar. On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated at Gandhi Smriti in the Birla House.