The Indira Gandhi Memorial is a museum established to commemorate India's first and the only female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. It is housed in the building where Gandhi lived with her family during her premiership and where she was assassinated. The museum contains material remains of Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi.

Location, Timings and Attractions Location: No. 1, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi - 110011, India Timings: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM, closed: Monday Attractions: Indira Gandhi memorial museum was the residence of former prime minister of India. It was later converted into a museum. One can see the collection of rare photographs of the Nationalist movement, the personal moments of Nehru-Gandhi family and her childhood.

Rare Family Photos Tucked away in various corners are intimate artefacts - her personal pens, and a collection of ceramic pottery. The museum walls serve as a sprawling photo essay of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Rare sepia-toned photographs capture intimate moments of Indira Gandhi, including childhood photos of her with her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, during the struggle for Independence. There are also candid shots of her sons, Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, and her grandchildren, Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.

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See Also Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi Rahul Gandhi Priyanka Gandhi Feroze Gandhi Sonia Gandhi Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Nehru

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