Martyrs' Day or Mahatma Gandhi Punyatithi is being commemorated today as the nation observes the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30. Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist, fatally shot Gandhi on his way to an evening prayer meeting at Birla Bhavan, Delhi, on January 30, 1948.

Renowned as the 'Father of the Nation,' Mahatma Gandhi played a pivotal role in India's freedom movement, advocating the use of non-violent and peaceful means to oppose British rule.