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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
Gandhi (Photographer)
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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
Gandhi (Photographer)
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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
Gandhi (Photographer)
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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.
McLain (Photographer)
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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
McLain (Photographer)
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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
McLain (Photographer)
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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
McLain (Photographer)
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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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