Gandhi seen touring Noakhali (now in Bangladesh) in 1946, as part of his peace mission. In 1947, while his lieutenants parleyed with the British regarding a truncated independence, Gandhi spent his time among the common people of Bengal, in riot-torn Noakhali in East Bengal and the violence-scarred city of Calcutta, trying to heal the wounds of religious violence and restore harmony. (Courtesy National Gandhi Museum)
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