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Why are there only Mahatma Gandhi notes?
The then-Finance Minister stated, “A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel has decided against the inclusion of any other national leader’s image on banknotes saying that no other personality could better represent the ethos of the country than Mahatma Gandhi,” according to news reports.
Who printed Indian currency before independence?
Mahatma Gandhi
The credit for providing independence to the country goes to Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi’s photo is still printed on Indian notes in his honor. The photograph of Mahatma Gandhi was first printed on the notes in 1969.
Who made us free Bose or Gandhi?
However the 1940s clearly belonged to Netaji and it was he (his INA and the Indian sailors) who gave the knockout punch to the British Empire. No amount of whitewashing by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and their cronies can change that fact!…Yes Bose, not Gandhi, gave us freedom!
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| Author : | Sunil Rajguru |
Why is Gandhi called Father of Nation?
Mahatma Gandhi better known as the father of Nation because it was he who got freedom for us. He was the maker of Modern India.
Who told Gandhi as Father of Nation?
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Much before the Constitution of Free India conferred the title of the Father of the Nation upon the Mahatma, it was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who first addressed him as such in his condolence message to the Mahatma on the demise of his wife Kasturba.
Is Mahatma Gandhi’s face on the Indian currency note?
This particular moment was captured by an unknown photographer, back in 1946; one year from India’s Independence. Much later the face of Mahatma Gandhi was cropped and featured on the present Indian Currency.
Did you know that all rupee notes had gandi’s photo on them?
Most 90’s Kids may not even remember this but before 1996 not all rupee note had Gandi’s famous Photo on them. Before the Reserve Bank of India issued the Mahatma Gandhi series of notes the Indian rupees used to be adorned with the Ashoka Stumb and other symbols and achievement representing our country.
Who decides the look and feel of the Indian currency?
The RBI along with the Indian government decides the look and feel of the Indian currency and why no official statement was issued on by the Mahatma represents the Indian Rupee.
Why is there a picture of Bapu on the Indian currency note?
The picture of Bapu that we see on the note today was drawn in the Viceroy’s House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan) in 1946. Gandhi ji arrived in Myanmar (then Burma) and India to meet Frederick Pethick Lawrence, who served as the British Secretary. Gandhiji’s picture taken there was inscribed on Indian notes in the form of a portrait.