Posted on 01/31/2008 6:42:21 AM PST by Cardhu
Mahatmas ashes immersed in Arabian Sea
Arunkumar Bhatt
MUMBAI: Mahatma Gandhis great granddaughter Nilamben Parikh immersed his ashes in the Chowpatty bay off Mumbai on Wednesday, the 60th death anniversary of Gandhiji.
The police band sounded the Last Post.
All these years, the urn containing Bapus ashes was with the family of the late Shriman Narayan, former Governor of Gujarat. Mr. Narayan and his wife, Madalasa Narayan, were close associates of Gandhiji.
A few months ago their son, Bharat Narayan, handed over the urn to Mani Bhavan, Bapus residence in Mumbai which is now a museum.
In deference to the wishes of the Gandhijis family, the trustees of Mani Bhavan decided to immerse the ashes off Mumbai, the very shore where Gandhiji used to take a stroll.
About 14 members of Bapus family, mostly his great grandchildren, turned up for the ceremony. So did Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Maharashtra Governor S.M. Krishna and Deputy Chief Minister R.R. Patil.
This is the second time that the urn containing Bapus ashes was found.
It appears that some individuals had with them the asthi kalash and one such kalash was found in 1997 in a bank locker in Cuttack in Orissa, said Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya president, Dhirubhai Mehta. It was immersed at the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad by Tushar Gandhi, grandson of Bapus son Manilal Gandhi. Ms. Parikh is the granddaughter of Bapus son Harilal Gandhi.
Before the urn was taken into the boat, it was accorded state honours.
good riddance .........
good riddance .........
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An assassination supporter? Of a guy who touted non-violence? Did I miss your point?
The poster was most likely disgusted by this
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955801/posts
So I will second the good riddance.
a guy who touted non-violence and liked to sleep with little girls. Ghandi was a deviant and was no Mahatma.
Here is what these two jokers (Penn & Teller) have to say about Ol’ Ghandi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AtzJd0BZhw
nice link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AtzJd0BZhw
doubly good because it debunks another sob no no just b - called mother teresa
He sure picked the right country to be “non-violent” against. A Muslim government would have left two urns for them to dump. One for his head.
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