Funeral Of Mahatma Gandhi: New Delhi, India (1948) | British Pathé

This segment from Pathé news shows the funeral of legendary Indian Nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi and the tremendous outpouring of grief that his death inspired. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #Gandhi #India #Politics #Funeral #Leader Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Full title reads: “FUNERAL OF GANDHI“. New Delhi, India. Several shots of the people collecting ashes. Woman praying. Randas Gandhi, Mahatma’s son, looks on. Women praying. People looking up. Body of Mahatma Gandhi is placed on on balcony of Birla House. Woman in the crowd crying. Closer shot of Gandhi’s body on balcony of Birla House. People looking up. House, pan to crowd. Sailors pulling cortege. Planes flying overhead. Pan along the vast crowd passing sticks at funeral pyre. Governor General Lord Louis Mountbatten with his