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Sep 10, 2014 · On Gandhi's 145th birthday, LIFE shares the story behind the most famous photo ever made of the pioneer of non-violent civil disobedience.
His photo story the ‘Death of Gandhi’ embodies this dual-pronged approach, both acting to capture a significant historic moment and formally expressing the anguish and sorrow of the event. Henri Cartier-Bresson Gandhi’s ashes being transported to the River Ganges to be scattered.
Harilal died of tuberculosis four months after Gandhi's death, on the night of 18 June 1948, aged 55 at a municipal hospital (now the Sewri TB Hospital) in Mumbai. His death certificate is preserved at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's archives in Vakola.
These photos trace the Mahatma's journey, from a student to a young lawyer to a leader and inspiration during the freedom struggle and finally to his assassination.
Gandhi's death was mourned worldwide and over a million people took part in a funeral procession which took five hours to reach Rajghat from Birla House. A military vehicle was dismantled overnight and installed with a high floor so that people could catch a glimpse of Gandhi's body.
Jan 11, 2016 · Sanjeev Saith says the picture of a dying Kasturba Gandhi lying on a bed at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune in 1944 a few months before her death counts among his favourites.
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Jan 30, 2023 · Mohandas K. Gandhi, affectionately called “Bapu,” or father, was killed on Jan. 30, 1948. He is still revered by many, his name a byword for a certain kind of virtue and action. Credit...
