Mani Bhavan

Coordinates: 18°57′36″N 72°48′41″E / 18.95993°N 72.81137°E / 18.95993; 72.81137
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Mani Bhavan (lit. 'Jewel House') is a museum and historical building dedicated to

Gandhi
's political activities in Mumbai between 1917 and 1934.

'Road to Mani bhavan'

Gandhi's Headquarters

Front gate of Mani Bhavan.

Mani Bhavan was Gandhi's Mumbai headquarters for about 17 years, from 1917 to 1934. The mansion belonged to Revashankar Jagjeevan Jhaveri, Gandhi's friend and host in Mumbai during this period. It was from Mani Bhavan that Gandhi initiated the

Non-Cooperation, Satyagraha, Swadeshi, Khadi and Khilafat
Movements. Gandhi's association with the
Home Rule Movement
, as well as his decision to abstain from drinking cow's milk in order to protest the cruel and inhuman practice of phookan meted out to milch cattle common during that period.

The bust of Mahatma Gandhi.

In 1955, the building was taken over by the

Gandhi Smarak Nidhi
in order to maintain it as a memorial to Gandhi.

Gandhi's Museum and library

There is a library with a statue of the Mahatma where people offer tributes. A staircase dotted with Gandhi's pictures depicting his life leads visitors to the first floor which has a photo gallery with photographs from his childhood till his assassination, along with press clippings.

The room that Gandhi used during his stay is on the second floor, where through a glass partition people can see two of his spinning wheels, a book and his bed on the floor. Right opposite that room is a hall where photographs and paintings of his lifetime are on display. The terrace he was arrested on, on 4 January 1932, also remains.

Model of Kasturba on her deathbed resting on the lap of Gandhi.

Obama's Visit

Mani Bhavan, Mumbai
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama tour Gandhi's room at the Mani Bhavan.

In his November 2010 visit, Barack Obama became the first high-profile international visitor to visit the Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya in the last 50 years.[1] Before him, only Martin Luther King Jr. had visited Mani Bhavan in the 1950s.

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  1. ^ "Obama visits symbols of peace in India". Gulf News. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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