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Remembering the Mahatma

The Mani Bhavan is tucked away on a tree-lined avenue called Labarnam Road in Gamdevi, South Mumbai: The building where Mahatma Gandhi lived and was the center of India's freedom movement. Today it houses a reference library and a room with furniture used by Gandhi. It is open daily from 09:30. at 6 pm and is free for anyone who wants to watch the story of the man responsible for the freedom of the Indian people. The house belongs to Mr. Revashankar Javera, Gandhi's friend and guest in Mumbai. When Gandhi was in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934, he stayed here. The building was occupied by the Gandhi Memorial Nidhi Bhavan in 1955. Mani Bhavan is one of the few important places inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi's close associates. Ganji took his first map lesson in 1917 from a cartographer who stopped by Manibhaban every day. Here he also learned to read. Hence Satyagraha v. In March 1919, the Rowlatt Act was passed. To challenge the Indian Press Act, he started the unregistered weekly Satyagrahi from April 7, 1919, and edited the weekly Young India and Navivan in English and Gujarati. The Congress Working Committee met here on June 9, 1931 and decided to send Gandhiji as the sole representative of the Congress to the Round Table Conference in London. A dejected man returned to Bombay on December 28, 1931. He then discussed the situation with the Congress Working Committee which met here and decided to launch the Swaraj Disobedience Movement at midnight on 31 December 1931. Gandhi was arrested early in the morning in his tent on the roof of Manibhavan. On the morning of January 4, 1932. Mani Bhavan is where Gandhi lived and spoke with his colleagues, shaped the nation according to his cherished ideals of truth and non-violence and inspired his followers and devotees who filled the world with a sense of service. and sacrifice. Once the residence of the Father of the Nation, Manibhaban is now a source of inspiration for freedom and peace loving men and women across the world. The library on the first floor has more than fifty thousand books in the department for consultation and subscription. There are books on and about Gandhi, Gandhi's thought and related topics. Second floor room, which was once Gandhi's living room and office Preserved as much as possible in its original environment. Adjacent to this room is an exhibition that presents Gandhiji's life through miniatures around the 28th. The image was prepared by the city. Dry by Gokhale Patel. The Pinacoteca contains posters with images of important events and some photocopies Notable letters, articles and documents written by and about Gandhiji. Address: 19 Laburnum Rd Gamdevi Mumbai 400 007 India Tel: 91 22 2380 5864 Fax: 91 22 2380 6239 Website: www.gandhi-manibhavan.org

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