Gandhi Teerth

Gandhi Teerth - Gandhi Museum
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Established25 March 2012 (2012-03-25)
LocationJalgaon, Maharashtra
Coordinates20°56′40″N 75°33′19″E / 20.9444918°N 75.555363°E / 20.9444918; 75.555363
Collection sizeapprox. 8 million objects
Visitors1,17,810 (March, 2014)
Public transit accessJalgaon, Maharashtra, India
Websitewww.gandhifoundation.net

Gandhi Teerth (Gandhi Research Foundation) is a research institution and museum on Mahatma Gandhi, in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India. It's initiated and promoted by the Gandhi Foundation. This is located 60 km away from Ajanta Caves. It was established on 25 March 2012.

Gandhi Research Foundation (GRF), was inaugurated by President of India, Pratibha Patil on 25 March 2012.[1] It was founded by Bhavarlal Jain.[2]

The structure was built in Jodhpur stone. It includes an auditorium, an amphitheatre, meeting/classrooms and guest houses.[3]

The library and archives have specially treated preserved historic documents for researchers on Gandhiji. There is a shop having Khadi clothing, handmade gift items and Gandhian literature.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Website of the Gandhi Research Foundation". gandhifoundation.net. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Artists in Concrete Awards Asia Fest 2013 - 14". Gandhi Research Foundation. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Gandhi Teerth, Jalgaon | Gandhi Tourist Places". www.mkgandhi.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024.