[Gandhi] Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the leader of the Indian National Liberation Movement and the leader of the Indian National Congress Party. Gandhi held a very high status in the minds of Indians. On January 30, 1948, Gandhi was assassinated by Hindu diehards at the age of 79.
After the news of Gandhi's assassination came out, the whole country of India was shocked, and countless people fell into heavy grief. Soon, the Indian government decided to hold a state funeral for Gandhi, with more than 1 million people attending the memorial, while Gandhi's body was cremated on the banks of the Yamuna River east of New Delhi. (This is a group reflecting the cremation site of Gandhi's remains)
The assassination of Gandhi shocked the newly independent country, and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said to the people of the whole country in a radio speech, "Gandhi has left us, and darkness has enveloped everything... Our Father of the Nation is gone. We can no longer come to him for advice and comfort. Gandhi enjoyed great prestige at the international level, and Albert Einstein once commented: "It may be difficult for future generations to believe that history has walked through such a flesh and blood body." ”
Gandhi has struggled for India's independence all his life, and he firmly believes that independence is the only possible way out for India! Gandhi was imprisoned four times in 1922, 1930, 1933 and 1942, where he waged his campaign of civil disobedience through hunger strikes. On the eve of India's independence, Gandhi worked with the last two British governors in India to develop a plan for the independence and partition of India, which was promulgated on August 15, 1947.
On January 30, 1948, Gandhi, who had just finished his hunger strike, went to a prayer meeting when he was shot dead by a Hindu fanatic, Nandulam Goldshey. At a later trial, Nandulam Goldsea declared: "Before I shoot, I sincerely bless him and bow respectfully to him in person." ”
[Cremation of Gandhi's remains] According to Gandhi's will, his body was cremated within 24 hours after his death. As the body was transported to the banks of the Yamuna River, there were many people along the way, and countless people wanted to touch Gandhi's shroud with their own hands, offer a bouquet of flowers or throw a piece of wood. At 4 p.m., people lit piles of firewood and the fire burned. However, at this moment, dozens of women broke through the police blockade, threw themselves into the fire, and voluntarily buried Gandhi.
When Gandhi was cremated, more than a million people witnessed it. When Gandhi was told that he had forgiven his killer, the scene was filled with tears. Gandhi covered his wounds after his assassination and made his last voice: "Please forgive this poor man." "After the cremation of the remains, Gandhi's ashes were sent to the Bapu Bhawan Memorial Hall in Madhya Pradesh, India, for worship.
[People are scrambling for the remnants of Gandhi's ashes] Because Gandhi's body was cremated, there are still remnants at the scene. In the eyes of the Indians, Gandhi's ashes were the supreme relics, so many people began to snatch the remains of the ashes, and there were stampedes for this purpose. Here's an insert, Gandhi's ashes were stolen on October 2, 2019, on Gandhi's 150th birthday.
Gandhi's title "Mahatma" derives from the Sanskrit honorific mahatman, which originally means "Great Souled", that is, great soul, which translates to Chinese characters as "Mahatma". The use of the title Gandhi was also widely accepted outside of India and was the first title that came to mind when Chinese mention gandhi.
Gandhi was the founding father of India and the founder of Gandhiism, a modern political doctrine that advocated nonviolent resistance, and still occupies an important position in the minds of Indians today. In addition, in 1999, the American "Time" magazine selected the 20th century's leading figures. The first was Einstein, the second was Roosevelt, and the third was Mahatma Gandhi.