Quick Info
| Profession | Activist, Politician, Journalist |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 19/05/1910 |
| Age | 39 years (died on 15, Nov, 1949) |
| Birthplace | Baramati, Pune district, Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Date of Death | 15/11/1949 |
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 168 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | A local school at Baramati, Bombay Presidency, British India |
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| College/University | Dropout |
Personal Life
| Place of Death | Ambala Central Jail, East Punjab (Now, Haryana), Dominion of India |
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| Age (at the time of death) | 39 Years |
| Death Cause | Hanging |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Caste | Chitpavan Brahmin |
Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Unmarried | ||||||
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Career
| Worked as a journalist and editor for Hindu Mahasabha publications including 'Agrani' and 'Hindu Rashtra'. | |
| Member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in his early years before leaving due to differences. | |
| Active in Hindu Mahasabha politics and activism as a Chitpavan Brahmin nationalist. | |
| Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 by shooting him three times at point-blank range during a prayer meeting at Birla House in New Delhi. | |
| Sentenced to death on 8 November 1949 after a trial at the Punjab High Court in Shimla, along with co-conspirator Narayan Apte. | |
| Close associate of Veer Savarkar, founder of the Hindu Mahasabha, and remained active in Hindu Mahasabha politics and activism. | |
| Attempted to assassinate Mahatma Gandhi twice in 1944: first with a knife at a prayer meeting in Panchgani in May 1944, and again later that year. Both attempts were unsuccessful. | |
| Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 by shooting him three times at point-blank range with a 1934 semi-automatic pistol during an evening prayer meeting at Birla House in New Delhi. | |
| Plotted the assassination with Narayan Apte and six others. | |
| Tried at the Punjab High Court in Shimla (Peterhoff). | |
| Executed by hanging at Ambala Central Jail on 15 November 1949. Pleas for clemency from Gandhi's sons Manilal Gandhi and Ramdas Gandhi were rejected by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel, and Governor-General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. His original name was Ramachandra. | |
| 2. He was given the name Nathuram to ward off bad luck. | |
| 3. Before he was born, his parents had three sons and a daughter. | |
| 4. Sadly, all three sons passed away. | |
| 5. Due to these losses, his parents initially raised him as a girl. | |
| 6. When his younger brother, Gopal Godse, was born. his parents began treating him as a boy. | |
| 7. He was released without charges after his first assassination attempt in 1944 due to Gandhi's own policy of declining to press criminal charges. | |
| 8. He cited Gandhi's decision to fast unto death on 13 January 1948 to pressure the Indian government to transfer 55 crore rupees to Pakistan as a key motivation for the assassination. | |
| 9. His writings, including a book titled 'Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi', offered insight into his motivations but were suppressed for many years. | |
| 10. He was a Chitpavan Brahmin from Pune. |