The former residence of Indira Gandhi is now a moving museum,
displaying her personal effects (including her Rubik's cube) and, more
tragically, the blood-stained sari she was wearing when she was assassinated in
1984 in reprisal for the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Many rooms
are preserved in state, offering a fascinating window onto the elegant lives of
Delhi's political elite. An exhibit at the rear charts the similarly truncated
life of Indira's son, Rajiv, assassinated in 1991. In the garden, an enclosed
crystal pathway marks Indira Gandhi’s final footsteps.
One can see the collection of rare photographs of the Nationalist movement, the personal moments of the Nehru-Gandhi family and her childhood.
One can see the collection of rare photographs of the Nationalist movement, the personal moments of the Nehru-Gandhi family and her childhood.
Set in off
white colour, Indira
Gandhi Memorial Museum sits on a massive expanse of area
covered with well trimmed lawns and fringed with shady trees, plants, flowers
and bushes. It was later converted into a Museum and a Memorial Site dedicated
to the memory of Late Mrs. Indira Gandhi after she was assassinated within the
premises of this Mansion on 31st October 1984. Some of the well furnished rooms
and a few personal belongings can be seen through large picture windows. It
also has a collection of photographs covering the nationalist movement and also
the Nehru Gandhi family.
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