Vivek ShuklaNew Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The mood of Tees January Marg in the capital remains sedate, even though other roads close to it, such as Janpath and Akbar Road, are busy and bustling most of the time. Upon arrival at Tees January Marg, a strange sadness immediately surrounds you. It seems grief has settled here as an enduring mood. The ancient neem, arjun, and jamun trees appear to stand in perpetual mourning, as though they remain trapped in the sorrow of that fateful evening of 30 January 1948.
At precisely 5:17 p.m., 79-year-old Mahatma Gandhi was walking to his prayer meeting at Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti) when Nathuram Godse fired the fatal shots.
Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his life in this vicinity. From 13 to 18 Janua...