Gandhi seated with coresidents
Gandhi seated with coresidents in front of his hut at Sevagram Ashram, circa 1939. Sushila Nayar is seated to Gandhi's left.
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Phoenix Settlement residents
The residents of Phoenix Settlement, 1905. Gandhi is in the third row; Kasturba is among the women in the second row. These residents all agreed
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Early residents
Some of the early residents of Sevagram Ashram, circa 1938. Among those included in the photo are Kasturba Gandhi (3rd from right) with her
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Gandhi at Bapu Kuti
Gandhi in front of his hut at Sevagram Ashram, circa 1941. The hut is called "Bapu Kuti," and was originally built by Mirabehn. Gandhi greatly
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Gandhi eating with coresidents
Gandhi and coresidents eating together at Sevagram Ashram. Seated next to Gandhi is Abha Gandhi, and Sarlabehn is seated next to Abha. In nice
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Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi speaking to coresidents
Gandhi and Kasturba speaking with coresidents at Sevagram Ashram, circa 1940. Seated to the left of Kasturba is Abha Gandhi.
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Gandhi walking with Joharabehn and Lilavati Asar
Gandhi walking with coresidents Johara ("Joharabehn") and Lilavati Asar ("Lilavatibehn") at Sevagram Ashram, circa 1939. Pictured to the left is
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Interfaith and intercaste wedding at Sevagram Ashram
This photograph documents the wedding of Dakshayani, a Hindu Dalit (Pulayar caste) woman, and Velayudhan, a Christian Dalit (Ezhava caste) man.
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Jawaharlal Nehru visiting Sevagram Ashram
Jawaharlal Nehru and other politicians visit Sevagram Ashram. Jawaharlal Nehru later became the first Prime Minister of independent India.
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Mourning Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai
Gandhi and coresidents from Sevagram Ashram mourning the passing of Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai at the Aga Khan Palace prison, 1944.
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Hridaya Kunj veranda
Veranda of "Hridaya Kunj," Gandhi and Kasturba's house at Sabarmati Ashram.
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Vinoba Mira Kuti
"Vinoba/Mira Kuti," the home occupied first by Vinoba Bhave and later by Mirabehn at Sabarmati Ashram.
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Museum at Sabarmati Ashram
The Gandhi Memorial Museum at Sabarmati Ashram. The museum was added in 1963 to memorialize Gandhi's political leadership in the anticolonial
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Upasana Mandir (Prayer Ground)
"Upasana Mandir," the prayer ground at Sabarmati Ashram. Here the community members gathered in the mornings and evenings for ecumenical prayers
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Upasana Mandir sign
The sign for the prayer ground, "Upasana Mandir," at Sabarmati Ashram. The community members gathered here in the morning and evening for
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Founding Tolstoy Farm
Gandhi and Kallenbach at the founding of Tolstoy Farm, 1910. They stayed in a tent while building the first structures. Depicted in the photo are
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Tolstoy Farm land
Panorama of Tolstoy Farm at its beginning in 1910. The farmland was purchased by Hermann Kallenbach, who loaned it to Gandhi (who at that time
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Tolstoy Farm settlers
Early settlers at Tolstoy Farm, 1910. The co-founders of this community, Gandhi and Hermann Kallenbach, are seated in the center of the middle row
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Great March 1913, 1
Gandhi and coresidents leading the Great March, 1913. In November of 1913, Gandhi and coresidents from Tolstoy Farm and Phoenix Settlement led 2,
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Passive Resisters
Gandhi with the Passive Resisters Football Club in Johannesburg, 1913. Gandhi founded football (soccer) clubs in Durban, Pretoria, and
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Great March 1913, 2
Gandhi and the residents of Tolstoy Farm leading the Great March, 1913.
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Gokhale visit
Gopal Krishna Gokhale visits Tolstoy Farm, 1912. Gokhale was Gandhi's political mentor, who came to visit from India to learn more about the
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Departure 1914
A gathering to honor Gandhi and his family and his coresidents who were leaving South Africa for India in 1914. Gandhi had lived and worked in
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