Location
Address
19 Laburnum Road Gamdebi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400 007
Description
Mani Bhavan is considered as a Research Institute in Gandhian thought and Rural Development for post-graduate students. The library on the ground floor houses about 50,000 books by and on Gandhi and related subjects, in the reference and lending sections. On the first floor is the auditorium where films on Gandhiji are shown form time to time and recordings of his speeches are played on request. There is space for holding meetings, seminars, discussions and various competitions for school and college students arranged by the Gandhi Study Circle. A room on the second floor, which used to be Gandhiji s living room and working space, has been preserved as far as possible in its original setting. Adjoining this room is another room housing an exhibition depicting Gandhiji s life and his struggle for India s freedom with the help of mini figures, in 28 tableaux, which have been made and arranged by Smt. Sushila Gokhale-Patel. At the sales counter near the entrance hall, are sold Gandhi Postage Stamps, Photographs, Gandhian Literature, Statues, Medallions, etc.