{
  "id": 11220481,
  "title": "Gandhi Jayanti Today - 78-Year-Old Happy B’day Message To Gandhi At State Museum In Bhopal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/gandhi-jayanti-today-78-year-old-happy-bday-message-to-gandhi-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T14:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/gandhi-jayanti-today-78-year-old-happy-bday-message-to-gandhi-at-state-museum-in-bhopal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 78th birthday, a telegram of birthday wishes from Yeshwantrao Holkar, the last ruler of the Indore princely state, was discovered at the State Museum in Bhopal. The letter, dated October 1, 1947, describes the Mahatma as \"Father and architect of Free India\" and prays for his continued service to the nation. Another letter from Gandhiji's personal secretary, Mahadev Desai, dated August 21, 1934, informs Dr. Sharda Prasad about the Mahatma's inability to provide an autograph or his own words due to a lack of familiarity with the correspondent's father. Lastly, a photograph captures the historic Dandi Yatra in 1930, where Mahatma Gandhi led 78 followers on a 387-kilometer march to protest the British salt tax.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A telegram extending birthday wishes to Mahatma Gandhi by Yeshwantrao Holkar, the last ruler of the Indore princely state; three letters written by Gandhiji’s personal secretary, Mahadev Desai; and some vintage photographs of the Mahatma are part of the State Museum's collection in the city. According to archaeologist BK Lokhande, the three letters by Mahadev Desai were…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}