We had our lunch at a ho
tel opposite to Anandha Bhavan at 1 PM and entered th
is place at 1.30 PM. As you all are aware that this was the house of Shri Motilal Nehru / Jawahar Lal Nehru, where they lived for many years.
It is a sprawling house as they were the richest people of that time. We could see the study rooms, drawing rooms, bedrooms, dining room, Kitchen , Congress Conference hall (where important decisions of Congress committee taken during freedom struggle), the things used by Motilal, Jawaharlal, Indira.
We were privileged to see the letters (English & Hindi) of Nehru written in the year 1926 to “Indu” (Indira was 9 yrs old at that time). Some were showing affection, some were of highly informative. The reply letters of “Indu” (9 yr Indira) to her father are in English/Hindi/French.
Historic photographs from birth to death of Nehru, and childhood of Indira Gandhi are displayed in Anandha Bhavan. We could see the display of Will & Testament executed by Nehru and subsequent dedication of “Anandha Bhavan” to Government of India in 1971 by Indira Gandhi.
There is a permanent room earmarked for Mahatma Gandhi for his stay whenever he used to visit Allahabad and there is a balcony where Mahatma used to bask in Sun during winters.
We could the see the birth place of Indira Gandhi. It is in the adjoining building named “Swaraj”. In Swaraj building, in the form of a light and sound show, where Jawahar Lal Nehru’s youth, marriage with Kamla, his participation in freedom struggle, his decision to join Non cooperation movement were shown.
There is a memorial raised where Nehru was laid in rest for public / State mourning and his last remains were kept before it was immersed.
Some of the personal highlights of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru I reproduce for the sake of records.
Born on 14 Nov 1889, obtained his Graduation at the age of 21 years in 1910, got married in 1916 to Kamala at the age of 27. Indira Gandhi was born to them in Nov 1917. Kamala Nehru breathed her last in 1936 a
fter 20 years of married life. Indira Gandhi was barely 19 years old at that time. Nehru departed heavenly abode on 27 May 1964 at the age of 75. On 25 May 1964, he was with Indira Gandhi at Dehradun and on 26 May, he spent his maximum time with lot of children.
Thus our sojourn with Nehru and Anandha Bhavan came at 5 PM. We felt as if we were living with Nehru, talked to him and were part of his family for those 3 ½ hrs. We returned to Varanasi at 7.30 PM and retired for the day after a much satisfied trip….
We returned to Chandigarh on 31 Dec in the evening by 3.30 PM after a memorable trip to Kasi. I must mention here that Vaishali’s cousin Sriram was there with us during our entire visit to all these places and fed me with details, which made me possible to write the blog on Kasi. I must also mention that by writing a series on Kasi, I have relived those wonderful moments…..
I end the series on Kasi. I hope you all have enjoyed it. I was getting positive vibes throughout in the form of encouraging comments, useful tips, uncovered information, which helped me to a great extent. I take happiness that I could make people who could refresh their memories and created desire in some of them (those who have not visited) to visit Kasi. Thank you all………………..
tel opposite to Anandha Bhavan at 1 PM and entered th
is place at 1.30 PM. As you all are aware that this was the house of Shri Motilal Nehru / Jawahar Lal Nehru, where they lived for many years.It is a sprawling house as they were the richest people of that time. We could see the study rooms, drawing rooms, bedrooms, dining room, Kitchen , Congress Conference hall (where important decisions of Congress committee taken during freedom struggle), the things used by Motilal, Jawaharlal, Indira.
We were privileged to see the letters (English & Hindi) of Nehru written in the year 1926 to “Indu” (Indira was 9 yrs old at that time). Some were showing affection, some were of highly informative. The reply letters of “Indu” (9 yr Indira) to her father are in English/Hindi/French.
Historic photographs from birth to death of Nehru, and childhood of Indira Gandhi are displayed in Anandha Bhavan. We could see the display of Will & Testament executed by Nehru and subsequent dedication of “Anandha Bhavan” to Government of India in 1971 by Indira Gandhi.
There is a permanent room earmarked for Mahatma Gandhi for his stay whenever he used to visit Allahabad and there is a balcony where Mahatma used to bask in Sun during winters.
We could the see the birth place of Indira Gandhi. It is in the adjoining building named “Swaraj”. In Swaraj building, in the form of a light and sound show, where Jawahar Lal Nehru’s youth, marriage with Kamla, his participation in freedom struggle, his decision to join Non cooperation movement were shown.
There is a memorial raised where Nehru was laid in rest for public / State mourning and his last remains were kept before it was immersed.
Some of the personal highlights of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru I reproduce for the sake of records.
Born on 14 Nov 1889, obtained his Graduation at the age of 21 years in 1910, got married in 1916 to Kamala at the age of 27. Indira Gandhi was born to them in Nov 1917. Kamala Nehru breathed her last in 1936 a
fter 20 years of married life. Indira Gandhi was barely 19 years old at that time. Nehru departed heavenly abode on 27 May 1964 at the age of 75. On 25 May 1964, he was with Indira Gandhi at Dehradun and on 26 May, he spent his maximum time with lot of children.Thus our sojourn with Nehru and Anandha Bhavan came at 5 PM. We felt as if we were living with Nehru, talked to him and were part of his family for those 3 ½ hrs. We returned to Varanasi at 7.30 PM and retired for the day after a much satisfied trip….
We returned to Chandigarh on 31 Dec in the evening by 3.30 PM after a memorable trip to Kasi. I must mention here that Vaishali’s cousin Sriram was there with us during our entire visit to all these places and fed me with details, which made me possible to write the blog on Kasi. I must also mention that by writing a series on Kasi, I have relived those wonderful moments…..
I end the series on Kasi. I hope you all have enjoyed it. I was getting positive vibes throughout in the form of encouraging comments, useful tips, uncovered information, which helped me to a great extent. I take happiness that I could make people who could refresh their memories and created desire in some of them (those who have not visited) to visit Kasi. Thank you all………………..
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