♦ Martyrs' Day is observed every year on January 30 in memory of Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated in 1948. In 2025, it will mark the 77th year since his assassination.

♦ In January 30, 1948, Gandhi was accompanied by his grandnieces to Birla Bhavan in Delhi for an evening prayer meeting.

♦ He was confronted by Hindu nationalist Nathuram Godse, who shot him three times in the chest.