
Police, the military and volunteer guards attempt to beat back the crowds as it surges forward towards the funeral pyre of Mohandas K. Gandhi, assassinated Indian spiritual leader, in New Delhi, Jan. 31, 1948. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
Police, the military and volunteer guards attempt to beat back the crowds as it surges forward towards the funeral pyre of Mohandas K. Gandhi, assassinated Indian spiritual leader, in New Delhi, Jan. 31, 1948. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)