Independence to India didn’t come overnight. It took innumerable freedom strugglers and leaders who fought to gain it while also losing their lives.
One of the most prominent figures of the freedom struggle, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi fondly addressed as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu, was born in Gujarat on 2nd October 1869. Much of Gandhi’s lifetime was spent travelling throughout the nation or imprisoned in British jails. Few of his ashrams and memorials commemorative of chapters of his life have been preserved in his remembrance.
This year, as we celebrate 150 years of birth of this one man who was instrumental in driving the British out of the country and gaining independence or ‘Purna Swarajya’, here is his journey through some museums and memorials:
Kirti Mandir, Porbandar
Kirti Mandir, a memorial house at Porbandar was completed in 1950 to mark the birthplace of Bapu. Inaugurated by Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, the Kirti Mandir is a 79-feet-high complex housing a museum and library besides the ancestral three-storied haveli where Gandhi was born. The architecture of the complex integrates styles from six religions in accordance with Gandhi’s beliefs.
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Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
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