Move to digitise photos of Gandhi at Birla House sparks controversy

Gyan said the move is a part of the Ministry of Culture’s digitisation and upgradation initiative and that the original panels have been kept by the Gandhi Smriti administration in safe custody: “The photos have not been removed from the wall… In place of 12 photographic panels, the walls have been fitted with 13 screens, where these photos play on loop. One should have waited to see the entire series before making an observation to the contrary.”
Union Culture Minister Prahlad Patel said, “No photographs have been removed.” He added that he was travelling and will look into it once he is back.

Tushar Gandhi added: “The digital format… completely ignores its historical context written in text when the prints were displayed. It’s like a slideshow without perspective.”