Chawri Bazaar & Raj Ghat

The Chawri Bazaar is one of Old Delhi’s best spots for experiencing a genuine market atmosphere. Chawri means ”a place where four roads meet”, and it has always been a meeting point for buying and selling various goods.
Raj Ghat is the place where the father of present day India, Mahatma Ghandi, was cremated in 1948 and his ashes dispersed in the waters of the Yamuna River. Today, the area is a beautiful park containing a simple black marble memorial to Mahatma Ghandi. Next to Raj Ghat, a museum has been built in his honor, containing, among other things, photographs and correspondence. Just to the north of Raj Ghat, the first Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and later his grandchild, Sanjay Ghandi, were cremated. Across from Raj Ghat, Nehru’s daughter, Indira Ghandi, and later her grandchild, Rajiv Ghandi, were cremated.