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Witness History: Gandhi

29/01/2010 GMT

Gandhi

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The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948

When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, the BBC was there on the spot.  Witness has gathered some of the archive from the time to mark the anniversary of his death.

When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, India came to a halt. Witness has been searching through the BBC's sound archive to paint a picture of that time.

(Photo: circa 1935: Indian spiritual and political leader Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948). 
(Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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