India celebrates Martyrs' Day or Shaheed Diwas every year on January 30. The day is chosen to honour our brave martyrs who laid their lives for the country. A two-minute silence in memory of Indian martyrs is observed throughout the country at 11 AM. On January 30, 1948, The Father of The Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by Nathuram Godse in the Birla House during his evening prayers. This incident moved the entire nation. So every year, on the day Bapu breathed his last, the nation celebrates Martyr’s Day. On this day, the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, and Defence Minister gather at Rajghat to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.