We invite you to take a closer look at the four primary intentional communities founded by Gandhi: Phoenix Settlement, Tolstoy Farm, Sabarmati Ashram, and Sevagram Ashram. You can click on the name of each community below to read more about daily life at that community during Gandhi’s time there, and also what has happened to the communal site since Gandhi lived there.

Phoenix Settlement

Phoenix Settlement residents
Gandhi founded Phoenix Settlement in 1904 near Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. This was Gandhi’s first intentional community, and his primary home until 1910.

Tolstoy Farm

Founding Tolstoy Farm
Gandhi co-founded Tolstoy Farm with his friend Hermann Kallenbach in 1910 outside Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. This was Gandhi’s second intentional community, and his home between 1910-1914.

Sabarmati Ashram

Sabarmati Ashram prayer session
Gandhi founded Sabarmati Ashram in 1917 near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. This was Gandhi’s third major intentional community, and his home until he disbanded it in 1933.

Sevagram Ashram

Gandhi seated with coresidents
Gandhi founded Sevagram Ashram in 1936 in Segaon Village, Maharashtra, India. This was Gandhi’s final experiment with utopia, and his home from 1936 until his death in 1948.