In this picture:
Gandhiji is showing some paper to Nehruji and Sardar Patel. Since he is reading, he is wearing his glasses. But Nehruji has put his glasses on the ground, though he has a pencil in his hand. Seems he is interested in the talk and not in the paper :)
It is said that Gandhiji personally favored Nehru though Patel was more capable. In this picture, see how Gandhiji has tilted the paper (even himself) towards Nehru; thereby Patel has to bend and try too hard to read it! (Patel appears more interested in the paper than Gandhiji’s talk; unlike Nehru). It is not nice to see Patel struggling like this despite his age.
There is another man on the left side, but he is too distantly ignored and power is concentrated in these three (it became evident when 12 out of 15 Congress committee members nominated Patel but Gandhiji made Nehru first PM of India). Also notice a wall painting where Gandhiji is shown as breaking the chains of “gulami”! While Krantikaris used to paint pictures of “Bharat Mata” on the wall; this was the beginning of ‘hero-worship’ which is being done till date. (my personal opinion)
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