Sabarmati Ashram
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Overview
Gandhi set up his ashram at Ahmedabad after returning to India in 1915, first at Kochrab and then at Sabarmati. On 12 March 1930 he left it with 78 followers on the Dandi March, and broke the salt law on 6 April.
Gandhi lived at the ashram on the bank of the Sabarmati from 1917 until 1930.
He began the Dandi March from here on 12 March 1930 and vowed not to return until India was free.
The museum designed by Charles Correa opened in 1963.
It is also called Satyagraha Ashram or Harijan Ashram.
Gandhi's cottage, Hriday Kunj, is preserved.
The ashram is being redeveloped as a memorial.
It is on the west bank of the Sabarmati in Ahmedabad.
Geography and key facts
- Ahmedabad
- Dandi March began 12 March 1930
- Gandhi stayed 1917–1930
- Dandi March, 12 March 1930
- Museum by Charles Correa
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Note for UPSC
Ahmedabad; start of the Dandi March.
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Key facts
- Type
- Freedom-struggle site
- State / UT
- Gujarat
- Coordinates
- 23.060°N, 72.581°E
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