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Archive - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: 1869 – 1948 

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi died on January 30th, 1948, he was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement and pioneer of 'Satyagraha' -the resistance of tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon 'ahimsa' or total non-violence-which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
As a British-educated lawyer, Gandhi first employed his ideas of peaceful civil disobedience in the Indian community's struggle for civil rights in South Africa. Upon his return to India, he organized poor farmers... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI dictates a message, just... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI, just after breaking... 
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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI, just after breaking... 
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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI the day before his assassination.... 
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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. An interview with GANDHI the... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI dictates a message, just... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI on last day of his fast,... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. GANDHI leaving Meherauli, a Moslem shrine.... 
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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. GANDHI leaving Meherauli, a Moslem shrine.... 

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1948. Delhi. Birla House. 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The cremation of GANDHI on the banks of the... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The cremation of GANDHI on the banks of the... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. 1948. Sheik ABDULLAH leaving the Hazrat... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The second day after Gandhi's cremation,... 
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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The cremation of GANDHI on the banks of the... 
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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI's body. He had been assassinated... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. In GANDHI's bedroom just after... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The crowd watching GANDHI's ashes being scattered.... 

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INDIA. Delhi. GANDHI's funeral. 1948. Crowds gathered between... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. GANDHI's funeral. 1948. Crowds gathered between... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. Couch GANDHI was to have used... 
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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. Crowds wait for GANDHI's funeral cortege... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. Crowds lined the railway tracks for an opportunity... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. 1948. Crowds wait for GANDHI's funeral cortege... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

NDIA. Delhi. 1948. The cremation of GANDHI on the banks of the... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The train carrying Gandhi's ashes to the... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. Crowds wait to pay last respects as GANDHI's... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. NEHRU announces GANDHI's assassination... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. NEHRU announces GANDHI's assassination... 
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NDIA. Delhi. 1948. The train carrying Gandhi's ashes to the river... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. GANDHI's ashes on their way to the Ganges.... 
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