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A lawyer, politician, social activist and a writer, Mahatma Gandhi became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. He earned global fame for his doctrine of non-violent protest (satyagraha) to achieve political and social progress.
Gandhi’s life and teachings have inspired many liberationists of the 20th Century, including Dr Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko, and Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar.
Indira Gandhi was a top leader of the powerful and long-dominant Indian National Congress and was India’s first lady Prime Minister.
We visit some of the important landmarks and museums related to these prominent leaders in India’s freedom struggle and get to know them better.
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Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: New Delhi, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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A lawyer, politician, social activist and a writer, Mahatma Gandhi became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India. He earned global fame for his doctrine of non-violent protest (satyagraha) to achieve political and social progress.
Gandhi’s life and teachings have inspired many liberationists of the 20th Century, including Dr Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Steve Biko, and Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar.
Indira Gandhi was a top leader of the powerful and long-dominant Indian National Congress and was India’s first lady Prime Minister.
We visit some of the important landmarks and museums related to these prominent leaders in India’s freedom struggle and get to know them better.
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Stop At: Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi 110011 India
Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum was the residence of the former Prime Minister of India. It was later converted into a museum. Indira Gandhi, India’s first lady Prime Minister was assassinated here.
This place remains closed on Mondays.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Gandhi Smriti, 5 Tees January Marg Birla House, New Delhi 110011 India
Site of Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom. This is where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life before he was assassinated on the 30th of January 1948.
This place remains closed on Mondays.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi Road, New Delhi 110002 India
Site of Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation.
Duration: 30 minutes
