Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in Northern
Ahmedabad,
Gujarat, India. The ashram served as the residence of
Mahatma Gandhi after his release from the six years in prison starting in 1922. This place was the point where Mahatma Gandhi started the
Dandi March on March, 30, 1930. Gandhi at that time vowed never to return to the ashram until India became independent. This ashram originally was established in the Kochrab area of Ahmedabad in 1915, and in 1917 it was shifted to the Western banks of
Sabarmati River. When Gandhi was deciding on the location for this ashram he once 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," (Gandhi made a reference to the fact that one side of the ashram faces Ahmedabad's jail (now Central Jail), which held the prisoners of the British government were kept, and the other side faces the Sabarmati river). From this ashram Mahatma Gandhi also launched the newspaper
Young India, and inaugurated a series of reforms aimed at the rural poor and the
untouchables.
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The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, India. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan created the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. In 1632, the construction began for the Taj Mahal and finished in 16 years. The Taj Mahal's design is considered the best example of Mughal architecture, which encompasses elements from Indian, Islamic, Persian, and Turkish architectural styles. In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
