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This is where Mahatma Gandhi spent Independence eve to single-handedly broker peace between Hindus and Muslims during the riots following Direct Action Day. Mahatma Gandhi spent Independence eve in Hyderi Manzil. (Express photo by Partha Paul) Mahatma Gandhi spent Independence eve in Hyderi Manzil. Tucked away in a narrow bylane, with only a brown gateway on the main Beliaghata Road indicating the presence of Gandhi Bhavan, will be given the status of “heritage structure” on October 2, the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. Back then, it was called the Hyderi Manzil..