Kamal Hasaan’s new face of being a terrorist has created a stir in politics as well as on the social media. Many of them who did not know who Nathuram Godse was, have started searching information about him on the internet. From his name to the meaning of the word patriot as Nathuram presented himself as a patriot in the history as per the facts.
In his recent rally address, Kamal Hasaan had named Nathuram Godse as the first Hindu terrorist. This was followed by a lot of back lash but he anyway he kept defending his statement. In the latest news he has improvised his statement to “ Every religion has his own terrorist. This has led to massive search of this topic on the internet. People who knew Nathuram Godse are busy telling stories about him and those who don’t know Nathuram Godse and busy searching him on the Internet.
Every time Nathuram Godse is searched, his speech is not missed by the reader. There are few other interesting facts about his childhood too. We bring to you all the interesting facts about Nathuram Godse below.
Childhood: His full and real name was Ramchandra Vinayak Godse. Before he was born he had three brothers and a sister but all lost lives in their infancy. Fearing a curse that targeted male children, young Ramachandra was brought up as a girl for the first few years of his life, including having his nose pierced and being made to wear a nose-ring (nath in Marathi). It was then that he earned the nickname “Nathuram” (literally “Ram with a nose-ring”). After his younger brother was born, they switched to treating him as a boy. His schooling happened in Baramati till fifth standar and later he was moved to Pune at his aunt’s place where he could learn in English medium school.
Apparently Godse is a school drop out after which he became an activist with Hindu nationalist organizations Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (National Volunteer Organisation) and Hindu Mahasabha. In 1946, Godse left the RSS and Hindu Mahasabha over the issue of the partition of India. His relations with many members of the RSS soured, and he felt that the RSS was softening in its stance.
Reason to be known in history:
Godse approached Gandhi on 30 January 1948 during the evening prayer at 17:17. When Godse bowed, one of the girls flanking and supporting Gandhi, said to Godse, “Brother, Bapu (‘Father’, a nickname for Gandhi) is already late” and tried to put him off, but he pushed her aside and shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point-blank range with a Beretta M 1934 semi-automatic pistol.
Speech:
At the time of trail, Nathuram Godse in his last statement that was given in the court, if heard today, one might not think that he was completely wrong. There are so many plays and movies been made on this incident that try to explain the truth in their own favorite style. He was known for his radical views. His speech, Why I Killed Gandhi, from the court, even today inspires many people.
