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The Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum was the residence of the
former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. It was in this house that she was
assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards on 31st October 1984. The house
was converted into a museum after her assassination.
The
museum conserves some of the belongings of Indira Gandhi, including the
sari she was wearing when she was assassinated. There is a collection of
photographs, which record the Nationalist movement and the Nehru-Gandhi
family.
A modest bungalow, it is furnished simply and hung with photographs
narrating her life from childhood days with the Mahatma to later off-duty
relaxation with her grandchildren Rahul, Priyanka and Varun. It is
surrounded by a charming garden where you can
hear Mrs Gandhi's speeches from megaphones hidden in the bushes. It was in
this garden that she was assassinated.
The spot where Indira Gandhi was assassinated is enclosed in a glass
frame. One can still see the dried blood spots.