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<\/a>Gandhi Smitri<\/p><\/div>\n
New Delhi<\/h3>\n
Our first stop as we passed through Delhi\u2019s suburbs was to\u00a0Gandhi Smriti, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi,\u00a0affectionately referred to as the \u201cfather of the nation\u201d. This\u00a0was the former residence of Gandhi in the final months\u00a0before his assassination in 1948 on this very site. After a busy\u00a0life in legal and political circles, Gandhi led India\u2019s\u00a0independence movement against British rule. The memorial,
\nincluding the room where he lived, is combined with a\u00a0museum charting the history of his life and a set of footprints\u00a0marks the path he took on that fatal day from his residence\u00a0to his place of prayer.<\/p>\n
We continued on to the area popularly known as Lutyens\u2019\u00a0Delhi, due to the design and creation of the Parliament\u00a0Buildings led by the British architect Edwin Lutyens under\u00a0colonial rule. From in front of the impressive Rashtrapati\u00a0Bhawan Palace, you have a spectacular view down the\u00a0Rajpath, Delhi\u2019s nod to Paris\u2019 Champs Elys\u00e9es, culminating in\u00a0the sight of India Gate, which, akin to Paris\u2019 Arc de Triomphe,\u00a0commemorates the soldiers who laid down their lives in the\u00a0World Wars.<\/p>\n
<\/a>India Gate<\/p><\/div>\n
India Gate is a real focal point for locals to congregate. We\u00a0arrived just before dusk and the crowds were already\u00a0building. Families with children came to play in mini battery-operated\u00a0cars, the street-food vendors were in attendance,\u00a0offering a selection of hot snacks to nuts and candy floss,\u00a0music was blaring from the speakers, and of course you could\u00a0definitely find someone to sell you a bargain souvenir or two.\u00a0Our final stop on today\u2019s tour was a real highlight. We visited\u00a0the Bangla Sahib Sikh Temple, impressive from the outside and\u00a0beautifully ornate inside. We spent a few minutes taking in the\u00a0music and orations during the on-going service before heading\u00a0to the kitchens at the side of the temple. Every day 15,000 \u201320,000 people share a meal on long mats spread out in a huge\u00a0hall. The food is donated voluntarily, and as such, is considered\u00a0\u201cblessed\u201d. Therefore, you won\u2019t expect to find Delhi\u2019s poor\u00a0here, but rather, extended families spending time together.<\/p>\n