Rediff.com's Abhishek Mande profiles life around Mani Bhavan during Obama's visit.
Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his visits to Mumbai, has many stories to tell. The quaint building in Gamdevi, south Mumbai, had originally belonged to Gandhi's friend Revashankar Jagjeevan Jhaveri. From Mani Bhavan, Gandhi launched a number of crucial movements during the struggle for independence that later changed the course of India's history. Usha Thakker, the director of Mani Bhavan, escorted United States President Barack Obama.
US President Barack Obama, who will arrive in Mumbai on November 6 for a four-day official visit to the country, would be presented a copy of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography when he visits the Mani Bhavan.
Residents of Gamdevi, the plush area in South Mumbai that houses Mani Bhavan, welcomed Barack Obama with a frown on Saturday. Sonil Dedhia and Abhishek Mande listen in.
'I am filled with hope and inspiration as I have the privilege to view this testament to Gandhi's life. He is a hero not just to India but to the world,' Obama wrote in the visitor's book.
US President Barack Obama on Saturday described Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi as 'a hero not just to India but to the world'.
And the itinerary for his trip is ready!
"I am filled with hope and inspiration as I have the privilege to view this testament to Gandhi's life. He is a hero not just to India but to the world," Obama wrote in the visitor's book at the Mani Bhavan in Mumbai.
Besides the high-level security apparatus in place for United States President Barack Obama's visit to New Delhi on Sunday, dog and monkey catchers are also being roped in to avert any 'animal invasion' on his route.
We know the chances of running into the President are pretty slim, what with his massive security detailing, but still, just in case you bump into the President or the First Lady while they are here, what will be the one thing you will tell them?
'Bono, every time you clap your hands, a woman somewhere in the land of Ahimsa, is being abused.' 'Physically, emotionally or financially; at home, in the street or at work...' 'Maybe just for a little bit, you could tweak your humanitarian mode and turn womanitarian while in the land of Gandhi,' asks Priya Mirchandani on the eve of U2's Indian debut.
The urn containing the ashes presently lies at Mani Bhavan in south Mumbai -- a building in which Mahatma Gandhi lived when he visited the city -- where tourists, schoolchildren and people continued to stream in on Tuesday -- the last day of its public display.
Citing the neighbouring country's support to terrorism as the reason behind the opposition, the party warned that the function will be disrupted if not cancelled.
Let those in power put trees on par with the sacred cow. And century-old trees certainly need to be worshipped, says Anil Singh.
An army of 'book fairies' are anonymously dropping off some delightful books in public places across the world.
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