Martyrs' Day (India)

E301639

national day of remembrance

Martyrs' Day (India) is a national day of remembrance observed on various dates to honor the sacrifices of Indian freedom fighters and leaders who died for the country’s independence.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Shaheed Diwas	6
Martyrs' Day	2
Martyrs Day (Shaheed Diwas)	1
Martyrs Day India	1
Martyrs' Day (India) canonical	1
Martyrs’ Day	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2812968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martyrs' Day (India)
Context triple: [August Kranti Day, relatedTo, Martyrs' Day (India)]

A. Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
B. Youm-e-Azadi
Youm-e-Azadi is the national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the country’s independence from British rule on 14 August 1947.
C. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
D. Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Iraq commemorating the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic.
E. Iqbal Day
Iqbal Day is a national observance in Pakistan commemorating the birth and philosophical legacy of poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, whose ideas significantly influenced the movement for an independent Muslim state.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martyrs' Day (India)
Target entity description: Martyrs' Day (India) is a national day of remembrance observed on various dates to honor the sacrifices of Indian freedom fighters and leaders who died for the country’s independence.

A. Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti is an annual Indian national holiday observed on October 2nd to honor the birth and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, celebrating his role in the country’s nonviolent struggle for independence.
B. Youm-e-Azadi
Youm-e-Azadi is the national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the country’s independence from British rule on 14 August 1947.
C. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
D. Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Iraq commemorating the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic.
E. Iqbal Day
Iqbal Day is a national observance in Pakistan commemorating the birth and philosophical legacy of poet-philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal, whose ideas significantly influenced the movement for an independent Muslim state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national day of remembrance ⓘ
19NovemberCommemorates	Rani Lakshmibai ⓘ surface form: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
19NovemberContext	observed in some states to honor Rani Lakshmibai and 1857 martyrs ⓘ
21OctoberCommemorates	police martyrs in India ⓘ
21OctoberEvent	Police Commemoration Day ⓘ
23MarchCommemorates	Bhagat Singh ⓘ Shivaram Rajguru ⓘ Sukhdev Thapar ⓘ
23MarchEvent	execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev in 1931 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Martyrs' Day (India) ⓘ surface form: Shaheed Diwas
category	Indian national observances ⓘ memorial days in India ⓘ
ceremonialAct	observance of silence at 11:00 a.m. on 30 January ⓘ offering floral tributes at Gandhi’s memorial ⓘ sounding of the bugle ⓘ
commemorates	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
commemoratesEvent	assassination of Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
dateSignificance	30 January 1948 is the date Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation	Raj Ghat, Delhi, India ⓘ surface form: Raj Ghat, New Delhi
observedBy	Government of India ⓘ Indian Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: armed forces of India educational institutions in India ⓘ state governments in India ⓘ
observedOn	17 November ⓘ 19 November ⓘ 21 October ⓘ 23 March ⓘ 24 November ⓘ 30 January ⓘ 30 January is the main nationally observed Martyrs' Day ⓘ
participantsAtRajGhat	President of India ⓘ Prime Minister of India ⓘ other senior Indian leaders ⓘ
purpose	to honor leaders who died for India’s independence ⓘ to honor the sacrifices of Indian freedom fighters ⓘ
RajGhatSignificance	memorial of Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
relatedTo	Indian freedom fighters ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	secular observance ⓘ
scope	national and state-level observances ⓘ
symbolism	promotion of patriotism and national unity ⓘ remembrance of sacrifice for the nation ⓘ
typicalObservance	flag hoisting ⓘ prayers and bhajans ⓘ speeches about freedom fighters ⓘ two minutes of silence in memory of martyrs ⓘ wreath-laying ceremonies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

August Kranti Day → relatedTo → Martyrs' Day (India) ⓘ

Bhagat → commemoratedIn → Martyrs' Day (India) ⓘ

subject surface form: Bhagat Singh