Ajay

Ajay waited for me on the platform that surrounds the memorial. He hadn't been here for 10 years, but he lived near here when he was growing up and played soccer in a nearby park, coming here to drink water from the taps where people wash before entering.

Raj Ghat

December 11th 2005
Today is Sunday in Delhi, and traffic is not as bad as on the other days of the week, so Ajay and I drove to see Raj Ghat. It is quite far from South Delhi, where I am staying, but it only took about 20 minutes to drive there. Raj Ghat is probably the site I most wanted to visit in Delhi. It is the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, the place where he was cremated. The simple, tasteful memorial, a gra ... read more

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