Aga Khan Palace with Tushar Arun Gandhi (great-grandson) and the prison room of the Gandhi's in the background. This is where Mahatma Gandhi, wife and secretary were put in prison for treason by the British (see prison room in pictures below). Kasturba Gandhi, his wife, and secretary died here, and there is a memorial on the grounds honoring both. This is also one of 22 sites that Mahatma Gandhi's ashes are kept. This palace was eventually made into a National Monument.
Prison room of Mahatma and Kasturba Gandhi. The secretary's prison room was next door to theirs.
Replicas of things that were used by Mahatma Gandhi. Original items are in a different museum.
The courtyard pictures are where Mahatma Gandhi would take his morning and evening walks when in prison. He wasn't allowed to walk in the courtyard until after his wife passed away.
This hallway was the only part of the palace that was a prison.
This is the memorial to Kasturba Gandhi and Mahatma Gandhi's secretary. It was a very powerful and moving moment with Dr. Arun Gandhi and Tushar Gandhi. Kasturba Gandhi was cremated in this very site for 6 hours and Mahatma Gandhi stayed there for the whole 6 hours until the process was completed.
Replicas of things that were used by Mahatma Gandhi. Original items are in a different museum.
Mahatma Gandhi's ashes have been placed in 22 locations. This is one of the 22 locations.
On our way out of the prison, Dr. Gandhi gave us an opportunity to ask questions. He said that Mahatma Gandhi's funeral was the very next day after his assassination. The government did this to prevent the entire country from showing up. Over 1 million people attended his funeral. Dr. Gandhi explained how his own father was not able to make it to the funeral because he was living in South Africa at the time. In fact, President Franklin D Roosevelt also wanted to attend the funeral and asked the government to move it to a later day, but they didn't.
Why his ashes were spread to 22 different location?
ReplyDeleteevery thing looks so diffrent there the how old is the museum
ReplyDeleteIts very cool how they kept all his belongings for the worlds to see. And why didnt the government want the whole country to show up?
ReplyDeletenice pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhy did he wear leis?
ReplyDeleteHow were over 1 million people able to attend Gandhi's funeral? Was there enough space?
ReplyDeleteWhy did they put his ashes in 22 different places.
ReplyDeleteAll that art work looks amazing!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThere seems to be so many awesome artifacts. What were some new things you learned when you visited the Prison?
ReplyDeleteDid you ever go and see the Taj Ma hal?
ReplyDeletehow was it meeting arun's son and do you know how tall he is
ReplyDeleteWhy did they split Gandhi's ashes in 22 different locations?
ReplyDeletethis seems like a very historic location
ReplyDeleteDid the place feel haunted?
ReplyDeleteWhy was Ghandi allowed to take walks?
ReplyDeleteThe prisons are so different from our prisons here in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteWould you say that Mahatma Gandhi's status had something to do with the prison setting he was in? Prisons in India are not just like this for anyone, I assume.
ReplyDeleteWhat are the other 21 locations Mahatma Gandhi's ashes were spread in? Anywhere close in the United States or did they keep the range in India?
ReplyDeleteI wonder why they allowed Gandhi to roam the courtyard after Kasturba's death? Were they sympathetic? Is that why they allowed him to walk even though it was technically a 'prison'? If it were anyone else, I doubt they would let them do that. Another example of Gandhi's lord-like status. Despite being held in a prison.
ReplyDeletewhy was his ashes split up ?
ReplyDeleteWas the location secured ?
ReplyDeleteI really like that water fountain. Why does the prison look like that?
ReplyDeleteThat didn't look like a prison, Gandhi comparable to Nelson Mandela went to a real prison fighting for civil rights in Africa from I think the same people Gandhi was fighting the British. How long was he even in prison for his wife and secretary to die?
ReplyDeleteThat building looks way to nice to be a prison it looks more like a palace for a king.
ReplyDeleteThat building looks way to nice to be a prison it looks more like a palace for a king.
ReplyDeletethis is the biggest prison i ever seen.
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