Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi Who was Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world So let Start The Story of Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi On Friday, January 30, 1948 started like a common day. As always, Mahatma Gandhi got up at three o'clock in the morning. He prayed for two hours working on the draft of the new responsibilities of Congress on his desk and before the other people got up, they went to sleep again at six o'clock. While working, he used to drink hot drinks of sweet lemon and honey and sweet lemonade made by his colleagues Aura and Manu. Repeat at 8 o'clock in the morning. The day's newspapers ran and then Brajakrishna massaged them wi...