Sabarmati Ashram

Gandhi Ashram
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The site was one of the many residences of Mahatma Gandhi, his wife Kasturba Gandhi and their followers, including Vinoba Bhave. In recognition of the significant influence that this march had on the Indian independence movement, the Indian government has established the ashram as a national monument. The activities in the Ashram focused on labour, agriculture and literacy.

Constructed, 1917
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National Crafts Museum - The architect, Charles Correa designed the Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad in 1917.
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This cottage is named after Acharya Vinoba Bhave who stayed here. Today It is also known as Mira Kutir after Gandhiji's disciple Mirabehn

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The Sabarmati ashram is sited between a prison and a crematorium, and Gandhi believed that a true Satyagrahi has invariably to go to either place.

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The pathways and seem­ingly randomly placed buildings around meeting points reflect the modularity of a typical Indian village

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While at the ashram, Gandhi formed a tertiary school that focused on manual labour, agriculture and literacy, in order to advance his efforts for the nation's self-sufficiency

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Statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the ashram

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At least some of the names of the buildings in the ashram, such as Nandini, and Rustom Block date back to the 1920s, as is evident in a letter Gandhi wrote.

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