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Who photographed Mahatma Gandhi for Indian currency notes?

short by / on Monday, 26 October, 2026
Mahatma Gandhi’s iconic photograph on Indian currency notes was reportedly taken in 1946 at Viceroy House, now Rashtrapati Bhavan, in Delhi. His image first appeared on a commemorative note in 1969 and later on the ₹500 note in 1987. The RBI introduced the Mahatma Gandhi Series of banknotes in 1996.
read more at Asianet Newsable