| Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum |
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| Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum is located in
a sprawling yet simple white bungalow where the great leader
Mrs. Gandhi lived as prime minister of India. It was here in
the gardens of this bungalow that her two bodyguards assassinated
her on October 31st 1984. The bungalow was later converted into
a memorial museum. |
| Though the museum has limited display but still
it has a beautiful collection of photographs covering the Nationalist
movement and personal and public life of Nehru-Gandhi family.
The collection gives a visual narration of her life from childhood
to her last days. Apart from some personal belongings of Mrs.
Gandhi, one can also view her still laid out simple drawing
room and study room through the large glass. The museum conserves
her blood stained sari, which she wore on the day she was assassinated.
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| The museum also contains the personal exhibits
of her son Rajeev Gandhi including the burnt clothes and shoes
that he wore when he was assassinated in a bomb blast in May
1991. As Rajeev was himself a trained photographer, the museum
houses some of his best photographs covering some good times
of his life. |
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| After coming out of the house, the visitor reaches
the garden where Mrs. Gandhi was shot. The whole stretch that
she last walked has been enclosed in a glass like frame giving
a rippling affect of a river. The place where she finally fell
after being shot on the frame has been marked, which also has
few dried blood spots. |
| Visitors should not miss to read one of the
last writings of Mrs. Gandhi (hung at the right hand side partition
of the entrance room), probably written on the last night before
her death. It reveals the love and devotion of this great soul
for her country and countrymen as well as the determination
and strong will to work for the overall welfare of the country
in spite of the threat to her life. |
| The museum is very popular among the tourists
especially the domestic ones who in a way pay tribute to their
leaders who sacrificed their life for their country. |
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