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Mani Bhavan is a museum and historical building dedicated to Gandhi, A room left the same as when occupied the residence and made history here at the same time for India

Mani Bhavan, on Laburnum Road, a beautiful old mansion with wooden balconies was Gandhi's home and headquarters in Bombay from 1917 to 1934, where he held meetings with Congress leaders, mill workers, local traders and merchants, his supporters all.

Bombay, Mumbai today, was the staging post for Ghandi's launch of three movements that were central to the fight for independence, namely the first Non-Cooperation Movement 1920, Khilafat Movement 1919, and the Quit India Movement 1942.

The home today, a museum is very much similar to when Ghandi lived and worked there.

Southern India is a fascinating place to visit. We stayed on beaches on the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, visited a farming village in in Mahabalipuram, visited a Hindu site in Madurai, a Spice plantation and a wildlife preserve in Periyar, spent 2 nights in the back waters of Kerala. In Cochin on the Arabian Sea we enjoyed a motorbike ride around the city, in the early morning, with a group of young guys who like to share their like of Cochin with others. We dined in a restaurant 150 years old. Mumbai has so much to see.

This photo should have followed when we left the Kerala Backwaters. This is a photo of our tour group along with the crew of the 2 houseboats which made for a wonderful experience for all of us on the Kerala backwaters.

In Cochin a group of us adventurists were out early in the morning meeting up with The Youth Of Cochin, a group of young men on motorcycles, who enjoy sharing great friendship with us as we rode through their city of Cochin. What a great time we had. This was definitely one of the highlights of the trip for me.

A photo of our group at the Gateway to India Plaza with the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in the background.

We had a delicious lunch here on our last day together. I hope you enjoyed the commentary and photos. Remember Friendship Moves the World. Jim Schroder

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