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English: Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Presidency Jail in Calcutta after interviewing political prisoners. Gandhi is to discuss the possibility of their release with the Bengal government. Behind Gandhi is Mahadev Desai, his secretary. Date is either April 8th or 12th, per [1].
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Camera location22° 31′ 52.68″ N, 88° 20′ 13.56″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Mahatma Gandhi leaves the Presidency Jail in Calcutta after interviewing political prisoners, in April 1938.

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22°31'52.7"N, 88°20'13.6"E

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