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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Mahatma Gandhi had a special connection with the old Lucknow's iconic Firangi Mahal which used to be a popular centre of culture and Sufism. India News | Mahatma Gandhi's Connection with Lucknow's Iconic Firangi Mahal.
Mahatma Gandhi had a special connection with Firangi Mahal in Lucknow during the Khilafat movement. He visited the iconic building three times between 1920 and 1922, promoting amity and solidarity. Gandhi s visits aimed to unite different ideologies within Firangi Mahal, as some clerics supported the British while Maulana Abdul Bari Firangi backed Gandhi s freedom movement.
According to historical documents, Mahatma Gandhi visited the Firangi Mahal thrice during the Khilafat movement that started in 1920 as a guest of Maulana Abdul Bari Firangi Mahali, an influential nationalist and Sufi leader of that time.
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