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harmony. The last of these, undertaken on 12 January 1948 at age 78,[9] also had the indirect goal
of pressuring India to pay out some cash assets owed to Pakistan.[9] Some Indians thought Gandhi
was too accommodating.[9][10] Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist, assassinated Gandhi on 30
January 1948 by firing three bullets into his chest at point-blank range.[10]
Indians widely describe Gandhi as the father of the nation.[11][12] His birthday, 2 October, is
commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and world-wide as the International Day of
Nonviolence.
Contents
2 English barrister
4.5.1 Women
4.5.3 Negotiations
o 4.6 Untouchables
o 4.7 Congress politics
o 4.8 World War II and Quit India
o 4.9 Partition and independence, 1947
5 Assassination
o 5.1 Ashes
6.4.1 Muslims
6.4.2 Jews