Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram

Gandhi hailed Vinoba Bhave as the model Satyagrahi for his total commitment to truth. He stayed here from 1918 to 1921. Later, he led Bhoodan Andolan a revolutionary movement for land donation in India.

It was founded in 1918 during the historic strike of mill workers of Ahmedabad. In the beginning Gandhiji lived in one of is small rooms.

This was Gandhiji’s home in the Ashram. Kakasaheb Kalelkar named it Hriday Kunj. Gandhiji and Kasturba lived here from 1918 to 1930.

Gandhi Memorial Museum was inaugurated on May 10, 1963 by India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. It is housed in an iconic building designed by Charles Correa. It has 3 galleries and houses the Ashram’s library.