The atrium has a meditative Zen garden with a huge globe topped by a Yoga figure in Lotus Pose celebrating India’s contribution to global yoga movement

A highlight is a modern museum on Mahatma Gandhi, the most famous overseas Indian to return home and fight for India’s freedom. No wonder, Prime Minister inaugurated it on 2 October, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday this year. He said, “Gandhi ji had left India but the call of the nation brought him back."

PM Modi further said the Indian diaspora should be looked at, not just in terms of its numbers, but also in terms of its strength. He said that for years, the term ‘brain drain’ has been popular. But if we look anew at the diaspora as our strength, we can convert it to ‘brain gain’.

This permanent exhibition pays tribute to the father of the nation with huge photos, murals, photos and exhibits about the life of Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa and India. With lots of elbow room, the star attraction is an old printing press from South Africa with copies of Gandhi’s farewell letter.