One of the rooms at the
Gandhi Memorial in Delhi shows the simple living quarters of
Mahatma Gandhi (fig.).
Also on display
are some of his few personal belongings, including the
iconic glasses which he wore in his later life. The
garden of the memorial has a pavilion
erected over the exact spot where Gandhi was
shot dead. In front of it are
bas-reliefs
of the vey last footsteps he took on this earth, starting from his living
room.
Gandhi Memorial
Gandhi Memorial
The pavilion has a marker stone, known as the Martyr's
Column, which is engraved with Gandhi's last words, i.e. He Ram, which translates as ‘Oh
Rama’ or ‘Oh God’.