Sabarmati Ashram (Gujarati) is located in the Ahmedabad suburb of Sabarmati and on the banks of the Sabarmati River. This was one of the residences of Mahatma Gandhi. It was from there that he started the Dandi March in 1930. Also known as Gandhi Ashram, it is located on the Western banks of Sabarmati River, in the north-western part of the city. This ashram was originally established in the Kochrab area of Ahmedabad in 1915. In 1917 it was shifted to the banks of Sabarmati river. Reasons for this shift given was that he wanted to do some experiments in living e.g farming, animal husbandry, cow breeding, Khadi and related constructive activities for which he was in search of this kind of barren land.  Mythologically, it was the ashram site of Dadhichi Rishi who had donated his bones for a righteous war. It is between a jail and a crematorium and he believed that a satyagrahi has invariably to go to either place. Gandhi said, "This is the right place for our activities to carry on the search for Truth and develop fearlessness, for on one side are the iron bolts of the foreigners, and on the other the thunderbolts of Mother Nature." It also is known as Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram.

Sabarmati Ashram formerly known as Satyagraha Ashram, was witness to many historical events that shook up the British Empire. Set up in 1915, the Ashram was also a perfect example of a model community based on rules and values.

	Sabarmati Ashram
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The Ashram premises houses a museum, which has five units – office, library, two photo galleries and an auditorium. It has perhaps the largest number of original manuscripts of Gandhiji’s letters and articles.
The museum has eight life-size colour oil paintings and an exhibition on Gandhiji’s life “My life is my message” and “Gandhiji in Ahmedabad”. An archive is also set up, which stores 34,066 letters written by Gandhiji, manuscripts of his 8,633 articles, negatives of 6,367 photographs, 134 reels of microfilms of his writings and 210 films on Gandhiji and the freedom struggle. The library has over 30,000 books, 155 letters of felicitation received by Gandhiji besides miscellaneous memorabilia comprising coins, postal stamps and the like.
There is a sound and light show for a minimal fee in Gujarati at 6.30 pm and in English at 8.30 pm on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. On other days the show is in Hindi.
The Ashram is open from 8.30 am to 6.00 pm throughout the year and admission is free.