Watch the funeral procession for Mahatma Gandhi, February 2, 1948
Funeral procession for Mahatma Gandhi, February 2, 1948, with a quote from the eulogy by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: Carried from the house, the bier is showered with rose petals as though the mourners were echoing Premier Pandit Nehru's cry: "Bapuji, little father, here are flowers. Today, at least, I can offer them to your bones and ashes. Where will I offer them tomorrow and to whom?"
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