Gandhi's Birth and Early Life

Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar. Mohandas or Mohan was youngest of the three sons of Putlibai and Karamchand Gandhi.

Gandhi's Assassination

Gandhi was shot to death in Delhi in January 1948 by a Hindu fundamentalist. In January 1948, Gandhi carried out yet another fast, this time to bring about peace in the city of Delhi.

On January 30, 12 days after that fast ended, Gandhi was on his way to an evening prayer meeting in Delhi when he was shot to death by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu fanatic enraged by Mahatma's efforts to negotiate with Jinnah and other Muslims.

The next day, roughly 1 million people followed the procession as Gandhi's body was carried in state and cremated on the banks of the holy Yamuna River.