|
Select Photographs of Gandhiji |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gandhiji (1869-1948) Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi Bapu Sabarmati ka Sant |
| Barrister Mohandas K. Gandhi Upon returning from England Gandhiji started practice in Bombay. He found the going tough. He joined his brother in Rajkot, working with him drawing Petitions and memorials. 1891-1892 |
|
|
|
Gandhiji's law offices in Natal province in South Africa. 1894 |
| With Mohammad Ali Jinnah. An aristocrat, Jinnah was an accomplished leader of the Muslims. He allowed himself to be enticed by the British with promises of power. Gandhiji tried hard to dissuade him from demanding Pakistan as a price for independence. |
|
|
|
Gandhiji taking a morning walk with friends near Sabarmati Ashram. Gandhiji enjoyed a morning walk as much as anybody. He believed in its therapeutic value. |
| Gandhiji with his Granddaughter Manu and Grand Niece Abha at the Birla House in Delhi a few days before his assassination. |
|
 |
With Lord and Lady Edwina Mountbatten the last viceroy of India. Lord Mountbatten came to India to resolve the final formalities of partition and to force the partition of India. This charming aristocrat had earlier distinguished himself in the Asian theater of the second world war. |
| Famous photograph showing Gandhiji sharing a light moment with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Pandit Nehru was the favorite followers of Bapu and one of the chief figures in the Indian fight for independence. |  |
 |
Gandhiji smiling. This is how I choose to remember Bapu. |
