- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's unique tribute to the father of the nation just a day short of his 149th birth anniversary.
He inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi Museum set up at the Alfred High School in Rajkot. And this isn't just a Museum Bapu spent an important part of the formative years of his life at this school.
- This building has been witness to many incidents in Mahatma Gandhi's early life that molded not only him but the history of this country. And now these classrooms are retelling these tales using exhibits and digital presentations. Spread across 40 rooms on two floors, this Museum captures every nuance of Bapu's philosophy and puts it in the context of history.
- From the St Pietermaritzburg train journey in 1893 in South Africa when Barrister Gandhi was thrown off the train a momentous moment in his life, that marked the beginning of a unique method of resistance known as Satyagraha.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his thoughts in the visitors' book before sitting down for the sound and light show that marked the conclusion of his evening remembering Bapu.
Published On : 01 Oct 2018
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