Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Renovated Gandhi Digital Museum Reopens With Interactive Exhibits
A museum about Mahatma Gandhi has reopened in Hyderabad after being closed during the Covid pandemic.
It first opened in 2012.
The museum teaches Gandhi’s ideas about peace, truth and nonviolence.
It uses videos, pictures and computer-based displays to make learning interesting.
Visitors can scan QR codes to see more information and videos.
A large wall shows more than 400 pictures from Gandhi’s life.
Another display shows important parts of his life, including his work as a lawyer and leader.
The museum was updated to help young people understand Gandhi in a world shaped by technology.
The Mahatma Gandhi Digital Museum at Bapu Ghat in Hyderabad reopened on Friday after being closed during the Covid pandemic.
First established in 2012, it was India’s first permanent interactive museum focused on Gandhi’s principles of peace, truth and ahimsa.
Renovated exhibits use digital technology, photographs, films, QR codes and interactive displays to explain Gandhi’s life and ideas.
A 78-foot-long collage contains more than 400 photographs, while the Memoria table presents key stages of Gandhi’s life.
The museum screens the 28-minute film ‘The Triumph and Tragedy of Mahatma Gandhi,’ narrated by Walter Cronkite.
- Who
- The Mahatma Gandhi Digital Museum, conceived and curated by Gandhian thinker Birad Rajaram Yajnik, has reopened.
- What
- The renovated museum offers interactive exhibits about Mahatma Gandhi’s life and principles.
- When
- It reopened on Friday after being closed during the Covid pandemic; the museum was first established in 2012.
- Where
- Bapu Ghat, Langar Houz, Hyderabad.
- Why
- The renovation aims to make Gandhi’s message more engaging and relevant to students and young people.
- Location
- Bapu Ghat, Langar Houz, Hyderabad
- First established
- 2012
- Core principles
- Peace, truth and ahimsa
- Main collage
- 78 feet long and 9 feet high, with more than 400 photographs
- Film screening
- ‘The Triumph and Tragedy of Mahatma Gandhi,’ a 28-minute film
- Additional features
- QR codes, interactive displays and the Memoria table
- Curator
- Birad Rajaram Yajnik