New Delhi - Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum

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Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum Description

The Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum is housed in the former residence of Indira Gandhi. Exhibits include photographs documenting her life from her childhood to time as Prime Minister, her personal belongings such as the sari she was wearing at the time of her assassination, news clippings and letters.

An enclosed garden with mature trees and flowering plants surrounds the building. Indira Gandhi governed India for almost 20 years until her own Sikh bodyguards assassinated her in 1984 as she walked through her garden. The pathway is now a memorial with the spot where she collapsed marked with clear glass.

Several rooms have been dedicated to her son Rajiv Gandhi who was assassinated in 1991. The library and living

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Hobbies & Activities category: Garden or botanic display; Historical museum; Photo collection, exhibit

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