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Sabarmati Ashram ia at the northern end of Ashram road, which is 7 kms
away from the center town. It was from here in 1930, that the Mahatama
Gandhi began his famous "Dandi March" to the sea to protest against the
Salt Tax imposed by the British. It was found in 1915 and still
makes handicrafts, handmade paper and spining wheels. The Gandhi ashram
has a memorial center, library and a sound-and-light show. Gandhi's Spartan
living quarter are preserved as a small museum and there is a pictorial
record of the major events in his life. |