On January 30, 1948, M.K. Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in the Birla House compound in Delhi. Today is 74 years since that day. The photos that follow trace the Mahatma’s journey, from a student to a young lawyer to a leader and inspiration during the freedom struggle and finally to his assassination.School mark sheet of Mahatma Gandhi, India, 1878. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoMahatma Gandhi wearing cap, India, 1915. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoAppeal by Mahatma Gandhi to Boycott Foreign Clothes, India, Asia, July 30, 1921. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoGod is Truth quote by Mahatma Gandhi written in English, Gujarat, India, Asia, March 13, 1927. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoMahatma Gandhi arriving in Sevagram to attend Working Committee meeting, Wardha, India, Asia, June 1936. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoMahatma Gandhi in front of his office hut, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, Asia, 1940. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoNews about Hindu Muslim unity in News Chronicle newspaper, India, January 19, 1948. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoThe gun used by Nathuram Godse to kill Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia PhotoMahatma Gandhi’s body draped in the Indian flag, New Delhi, January 31, 1948. © Jayan Mitra/Dinodia Photo