Birla house gandhi biography

Museum and death place of Mahatma Gandhi

For the museum in Rajkot, see Kaba Gandhi No Delo.

Gandhi Smriti, formerly known as Birla House or Birla Bhavan, is a museum dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, situated on Tees January Road, formerly Albuquerque Road, in New Delhi, India.

It is the location where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life and was assassinated on 30 January 1948.

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It was originally the house of the Birla family, Indian business tycoons. It is now home to the Eternal Gandhi Multimedia Museum, which was established in 2005.^[1]

The museum is open every day except Mondays and national holidays. Entry is free for all.^[2]

History

The 12-bedroom house was built in 1928 by Ghanshyamdas Birla.^[3] Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi were frequent guests of the Birlas.

During his final stay, Mahatma Gandhi stayed here from 9 September 1947 to 30 January 1948 when he was assassinated. Jawaharlal Nehru wrote Birla House ( Gandhi Smriti ) - Travels and Tourism GUHEZ