PoliticsOrigin of Gandhi's Portrait on Indian Currency Notes
The iconic smiling portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on Indian currency notes is a cropped, mirrored section of a 1946 photograph taken during political negotiations at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. The original photo shows Gandhi with British diplomat Lord Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence. The photographer is unknown but likely a British colonial press photographer. The Reserve Bank of India later chose this image for currency design.
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