Focal point of the observance of the first anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi was at Rajghat, the place where the assassinated leader was cremated. Hundreds of Indians handed flowers and money into the enclosure round his grave. There was a mass spinning demonstration as part of the religious remembrance ceremony. Here Pandit Nehru (hand raised) is seen as he takes part in the demonstration. At right is Acharya Vimoba Bhave one of the oldest disciples of Gandhi. The ceremony took place on January 30. (A.P. Photo)
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GISH19490301.2.52.1
Bibliographic details
Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22883, 1 March 1949, Page 5
Word Count
88Focal point of the observance of the first anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi was at Rajghat, the place where the assassinated leader was cremated. Hundreds of Indians handed flowers and money into the enclosure round his grave. There was a mass spinning demonstration as part of the religious remembrance ceremony. Here Pandit Nehru (hand raised) is seen as he takes part in the demonstration. At right is Acharya Vimoba Bhave one of the oldest disciples of Gandhi. The ceremony took place on January 30. (A.P. Photo) Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22883, 1 March 1949, Page 5
Using This Item
The Gisborne Herald Company is the copyright owner for the Gisborne Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of the Gisborne Herald Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in