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At the northern end of Ashram Road, set
beside sublime gardens, Gandhiji's Sabarmati Ashram displays the Mahatma's
letters and possessions, along with a powerful collection of photographs
of his years of fighting for freedom. It was here that Gandhi lived in
humble apartments from 1917 until 1930 and held meetings with weavers and
Harijans as he helped them find security and re-establish the manual
textile industry in Ahmedabad
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ASHRAM'S OBJECTIVES
The Ashram was a human laboratory where Gandhi could test his moral and
spiritual hypotheses. It was a family not linked by blood or property, but
by an allegiance to common ideals. These main objectives of Sabarmati were
as follows: 
education, truth (non-violence and love), celibacy, control of the palate
(no liquor or meat), no stealing, non-possession (simple, living high
thinking), use of home-made articles, conquer of fear, and the eradication
of untouchability.
In keeping with the man's uncluttered lifestyle, the collection of his
personal property is modest but poignant - wooden shoes, white seamless
clothes and a pair of round spectacles.
KNOW ABOUT MAHATMA'S LIFE
A sound and light show telling his life in English language runs three
days a week, with each show lasting 65 minutes. Tickets are sold at the
door. Many people come here simply to sit and meditate.