Visitors to Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya in Gamdevi have one more reason to head to this historic landmark that best epitomises Mahatma Gandhi’s huge footprint on Mumbai. Conservation expert and strategist, Anupam Sah and his team at Anupam Heritage Lab (AHL) recently restored 28 tableaux that depict episodic moments in Mahatma Gandhi’s life. The project cost Rs 30 lakh with support from the Maharashtra Government. These iconic dioramas created by Sushila Gokhale-Patel have been on display on the second floor of the 19, Laburnum Road landmark since 1971. Sah and his 28-member team exhibited extreme sensitivity to conserve this historic section within the museum.

Now: Anupam Sah (in pic) explains that The Return of the Hero [Gandhiji’s return from South Africa] was a challenge, because he and his team had to correct the time of the day when the event occurred at the Gateway of India; they referred to archives for an accurate artistic reference to the ship in which he sailed back to Bombay