January 30 is nationally recognised as Martyrs' Day in India, to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1948

Martyrs' Day 2024 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.