Raj Ghat
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Raj Ghat: Gandhi's Memorial
in Delhi.
On January 30, 1948,
on his way to a prayer meeting, Gandhi was shot dead in Birla House, New
Delhi, by Nathuram Godse. Godse was a Hindu radical with links to the extremist
Hindu Mahasabha, who held Gandhi responsible for weakening India by insisting
upon a payment to Pakistan. Godse and his co-conspirator Narayan Apte The
Raj Ghat is the last resting place of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi. |
The place is not far away
from the banks of River Yamuna. Mahatma Gandhi was cremated here on 31st
January 1950 following his assassination on 30th January 1950 by Nathu
Ram Godse. the memorial stone is a simple square platform made of black
stone. The last words uttered by Mahatma "Hey Ram" are inscribed near the
black platform. An eternal flame keeps burning in a copper urn in the Raj
Ghat.
In keeping with the austere
simplicity in life of Mahatma Gandhi, an unostentatious memorial marks
the spot. No building covers the samadhi except a low wall, which forms
a compound around it.
A commemorative ceremony
takes place every Friday. Prayers are held in remembrance of Mahatma on
the Birth (2nd October) and Death (30th January) Anniversaries. 30th January
is remembered as Martyr's Day.
Apart from ordinary people
and tourists, it has become an essential point of call for all visiting
dignitaries to pay their homage to the Father of the Nation. Thus the first
item on the agenda of a foreign dignitary on a state visit to India is
to visit Raj Ghat. They the memorial is set in a garden with fountains
and a variety of exotic trees.
Two museums dedicated
to Gandhi are situated nearby. The Gandhi Memorial Museum is just across
the road. It houses many belongings of Gandhi and photographs from his
life. Gandhi Smriti Museum is housed in the Birla House at Tees January
Marg, where Mahatma spent his last days and was shot down by Godse. The
beautiful Zinat-ul Masjid or the Most Beautiful of Mosques towers over
Raj Ghat. It is rarely visited by the tourists.
Jawahar Lal Nehru addressed
the nation through radio:
"Friends and comrades,
the light has gone out of our lives, and there is darkness everywhere,
and I do not quite know what to tell you or how to say it. Our beloved
leader, Bapu as we called him, the father of the nation, is no more. Perhaps
I am wrong to say that; nevertheless, we will not see him again, as we
have seen him for these many years, we will not run to him for advice or
seek solace from him, and that is a terrible blow, not for me only, but
for millions and millions in this country."
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