Experts' Choice Award Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum
What the experts agree on
Gandhi's actual Mumbai residence (1917-1934) with his preserved room, spinning wheel, and prayer terrace where he was arrested. Lovingly maintained museum with photos, documents, and dioramas chronicling his life and activism.
“The highlight of the museum is Gandhi's airy room, complete with his mattress, slippers, and yarn spinning wheel.”
– Condé Nast Traveler
Concierge "This quaint bungalow on leafy Laburnum Road was Mahatma Gandhi's Mumbai home."
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Don't miss Gandhi's chilly letter to Hitler, the note of praise from Einstein, or the black-and-white photographs of his meeting with the Queen
Frommer's "Mahatma Gandhi lived in this quaint Gujarati-style house from 1917 to 1934, and it was here in November 1921 that he conducted a 4-day fast in order to restore peace to the city." Full review
Lonely Planet "Exhibitions include a photographic record of his life, along with dioramas and documents." Full review
Fodor's "Lovingly maintained by the Gandhi Institute, it houses a library and an interesting and attractively presented small museum on Gandhi's life and work." Full review
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Don't miss the humble and polite letter to Adolf Hitler asking him to not go to war.
Afar Magazine "On the terrace, a bronze plaque marks the site of the tent in which Gandhi was arrested in January 1932. He also used to sleep and say his prayers on this terrace." Full review
