Sabarmati
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Overview
The Sabarmati rises in the Aravallis and flows through Rajasthan and Gujarat, past Ahmedabad, to the Gulf of Khambhat. With the Mahi and the Luni it is one of the west-flowing rivers of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
Gandhi set up his Sabarmati Ashram on its bank at Ahmedabad after returning from South Africa in 1915, and began the Dandi March from there on 12 March 1930 with 78 followers.
Geography and key facts
- Source: the Aravallis
- Flows past Ahmedabad to the Gulf of Khambhat
- Sabarmati Ashram (Gandhi)
- Start of the Dandi March, 12 March 1930
Why it matters for UPSC
The ashram and the Dandi March are frequent freedom-struggle questions; the river is asked among west-flowing rivers.
Note for UPSC
Rises in the Aravallis and flows through Ahmedabad (Gandhi's ashram) to the Gulf of Khambhat.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Sabarmati yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Gujarat, Rajasthan
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- West-flowing (Gujarat & Rajasthan)
- Extent on map
- 22.3°–24.6°N, 72.4°–73.3°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases
- Gandhi's Arrival, Rowlatt Satyagraha, Jallianwala Bagh and the Non-Cooperation–Khilafat Movement
- Swarajists to Civil Disobedience: Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj, Salt March and the Round Table Conferences
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)