Sujet
crowds watch the cremation of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 1869 – 1948), in 1948
Légende
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
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP23A17_019
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (2,6Mo) / 40,1cm x 37,5cm / 4738 x 4427 (300dpi)