Tuesday 9th April 2019 Returning to our hotel by tuk-tuk from a different direction one day we realised just how close we were to the Gandhi Smriti, or Gandhi Remembrance, a memorial marking the place where he was assassinated in the gardens of the then Birla Bhavan on 30 January 1948 on his way to conduct his nightly multi-faith prayer meeting. On our last morning in Delhi we decided we would visit the Gandhi Smriti and learn more about this legendary man who used non-violent means to lead a struggle over decades against British rule in India and inspired many more to use civil resistance and non-cooperation as a method of protest. There is a wealth of information about Gandhi inside this luxurious building where he spend the last 144 days of his life. Stone footprints lead poignantly along the path where he took his final steps towards the Martyr’s Column in the garden marking the place where he was shot. His words are inspirational but it seems mankind still has a long way to go to make them reality. “There is enough on this planet for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed.” “Live simply so that others may […]
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