Gandhi Smriti

Today we are touring Delhi, after an interesting visit and presentation this morning with Dr. C. Chandra Mouli, Registrar General and Census Commissioner for India. (It's quite an operation to count 1.2 billion people!)

We visited the Qutub Minar, site of the first Mosque in India. Aside from the historic minaret, the site is primarily a ruin. But it's beautiful.

We just left the Gandhi Smriti, the memorial to M.K. Gandhi, and the house where he lived in is final days. It is also the place where he was assassinated. The photo is of Gandhi's room. Several students, staff members, and I commented on what a peaceful place it is. I think some of us could have spent more time here - there was so much to learn about Gandhi's life and the movement for Indian independence.

Soon we will spend some time in Delhi Haat, a street market (much less serene, I'm sure), before returning to the hotel for showers and then dinner with the Associate Dean.