Title
Crowds watch the cremation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Caption
Crowds watch the cremation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869 – 1948), in 1948. Accompanying the body to the cremation are Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Kripilani and Sadar Patel. Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. At 5:17 pm on 30 January 1948, Gandhi was with his grandnieces in the garden of the former Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), on his way to address a prayer meeting, when Nathuram Godse fired three bullets from a Beretta 9 mm pistol into his chest at point-blank range
Date
20th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP23A17_021
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (2,4Mb) / 11,3in x 20,6in / 3400 x 6168 (300dpi)