Experiences labelled with 'Raj Ghat'
It is an irony that Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by his own countrymen on January 30, 1948, just a year after India’s independence. Raj Ghat is the samadhi (cremation site) of Mahatma Gandhi, where he was cremated on January 31, 1948. His ashes were buried at Raj Ghat, and the memorial was developed during the later years. The main Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat is set amid beautiful green lawns. The design of the memorial was prepared by Vanu G. Bhuta, a renowned architect of his time; and the Gandhi memorial has won many prizes in India for reflecting the simplicity of the life of Mahatma Gandhi and many other features usually seen in the small ashrams of Gandhi. The Gandhi memorial is made up ...
