Places To See in Delhi
Rajghat
4
km away from Janpath to the N-East of Feroz Shah near Delhi Gate at Ring Rd
on the bank of Jamuna situated Rajghat. Jawaharlal Nehru Rd also ends opp. Rajghat.
On 31st Jan. 1948, Mahatma Gandhi's last rites was performed here. The memorial
stone of Gandhi is square in shape made of black stone. His last ward- 'Hey
Ram' is inscribed on it.
Ordinary people, VIPs, foreign tourists all come here at Rajghat to pay their
homage to him. On every Friday (the day of his death) a prayer is being held.
Except Monday, a regular feature of projecting Gandhi philosophy in picture,
sculpture and photos from 10-00 to 17-00 is being performed at Rajghat. Besides,
there is Gandhi Memorial Museum projecting his life and the philosophy of Sarvodaya
Movement in film from 9-30 to 17-30 except Thursday and on Sunday at 16-00 in
Hindi and 17-00 in English.
Another Gandhi memorial is Gandhi Balidansthal or assassinated spot at Tis January
Marg of the city. On 30 Jan. 1948 on his way to prayer at Biral Bhawan , he
was assassinated by bullets. Hence, this memorial.
