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Welcome to the Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati |
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In tribute to Gandhi, Nehru said: “Wherever he trod became hallowed land, wherever he sat became temples.” 
True, indeed, that wherever Gandhi stopped has become a place of pilgrimage and wherever he roamed has become a sanctified place. The Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, so named after the holy river Sabarmati, situated on the river’s banks is such an example. This site no longer functions as a working ashram but as a museum and an institution whose aim is to preserve and propagate the legacy of the Mahatma. Hundreds of visitors, both foreigners and locals, with curiosity and feelings of devotion arrive here and feel inspired and enlightened. More than half a million visit here every year. The Sabarmati Ashram is a source of inspiration for the present generation, and will serve as such for the generations to come. Indeed, Gandhi’s ideals will serve as a beacon light for all generations. The Ashram has stood witness to many important happenings, happenings which were instrumental in shaping the Karmavir Mohandas into the Mahatma and the Father of the Nation. 
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Gandhi Heritage Sites
The Ministry of Culture, Government of India, constituted in April
2006, a Panel for identifying and documenting sites associated with
Mahatma Gandhi, with a view to strengthening their upkeep and
conservation for posterity.
Most of these sites are well known in the larger public domain and are
in the care of distinguished institutions. There are, however, several
‘smaller’ sites about which detailed knowledge has remained largely
confined to local residents. Some of those sites are not also in the best state
of repair.
The Gandhi Heritage Sites (GHS) Panel, which has more or less
completed documenting the list of places visited or associated with
Gandhiji, would like to invite from the interested and knowledgeable public
authentic information on such sites with details of their location, present
postal address, ownership and use.
Inputs on these lines will be greatly valued. They may please be sent
to the Chairman of the GHS panel at the following addresses :
E-mail :
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Post : Governor of West Bengal and Chairman, Gandhi Heritage
Sites Panel, Raj Bhavan, Kolkata 700062 |
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