Sabarmati Ashram

Sabarmati Ashram
Hridaya Kunj in Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram is located in Ahmedabad
Sabarmati Ashram
Location in Gujarat
Sabarmati Ashram is located in Gujarat
Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram (Gujarat)
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Former name
Gandhi Memorial Museum, Gandhi Smarak Sangralaya
Established10 May 1963 (memorial museum)
LocationSabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Coordinates23°03′36″N 72°34′51″E / 23.06000°N 72.58083°E / 23.06000; 72.58083
Typememorial
FounderMahatma Gandhi
ArchitectCharles Correa (memorial museum)
Websitewww.gandhiashramsabarmati.org
Prayer at Sabarmati Ashram on 30 January 2019

Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, 4 miles (6.4 km) from the town hall. This was one of the many residences of Mahatma Gandhi who lived at Sabarmati (Gujarat) and Sevagram (Wardha, Maharashtra) when he was not travelling across India or in prison.[1] He lived in Sabarmati or Wardha for a total of twelve years with his wife Kasturba Gandhi and followers, including Vinoba Bhave. The Bhagavad Gita was recited here daily as part of the Ashram schedule.

It was from here that Gandhi led the Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha on 12 March 1930. 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.

  1. ^ "Ashram introduction". www.gandhiashramsevagram.org. Sevagram Gandhi Ashram. Retrieved 29 October 2018.