Mani
Bhavan is a veritable memoir of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the
Nation. It is located at Laburnam Road in Mumbai, near Nana Chowk of
Gamdevi. Also known as Gandhi Museum, Mani Bhavan served as the
residence of the great freedom fighter of India between 1917 and 1934.
Infact, Mahatma Gandhi started various struggle movements like
Non-Cooperation, Satyagraha, Swadeshi, Khadi and Khilafat while residing
here. Gandhi Museum is certainly a tribute to the torchbearer of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi. This mansion was actually owned by Revashankar Jagjeevan Jhaveri and before him, by the Mani family, who were friends and host of Gandhi during his stay at Mumbai. In the year 1955, the building came under the administration of the Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and ever since, Mani Bhawan is exhibiting the chronicles of the legend.
It is a two-storied structure, which has a reference library with over 20,000 books and a photo display of the Gandhi's life. The old charkha or spinning wheel that Gandhiji used to use is the major attraction in the well-preserved memorabilia. Mani Bhavan is closely associated with Gandhiji and his life, which he dedicated to get the nation liberated. It is a place worth-visiting and recalling the days that involved efforts of the freedom struggler.