Lady Mountbatten And Gandhi
Lady mountbatten photographed at the relief centre gurgaon during her visit on june 26 1947.
Lady mountbatten and gandhi. Mahatma gandhi with the mountbattens. Gandhi and mountbatten paved the way for independence which had to be delivered by 30th june 1948. Some blame mahatma gandhi some blame lord and lady mountbatten and some blame mohammad ali jinnah. It was reported that they first met in 1947 over a cup of tea with the viceroys wife lady edwina mountbatten also in attendance.
Which is why even today we hear quiet a number of people who are vocal about the partition. Lady mountbatten was the last vicereine of india serving during the final months of the british raj and the first months of the post partition period february 1947 to june 1948 when louis mountbatten was the last viceroy of india and then after the partition of india and pakistan in june 1947 the governor general of india but not of pakistan. Stories about jawaharlal nehru and edwina mountbattens love affair are abundant. Mahatma gandhi preeminent leader of indian nationalism in british ruled india with lord and lady mountbatten outside government house new delhi 1947.