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Sevagram (meaning "A town for/of service") is a town in the state of Maharashtra, India. It was the place of Mahatma Gandhi's ashram and his residence from 1936 to his death in 1948. [ 1 ] After Sabarmati , Sevagram Ashram holds immense importance due to the residence of Mahatma Gandhi.
M. K. Gandhi. -Harijan,8-8-1936 / Bombay Chronicle,7-3-1937. When Gandhi started his padayatra (foot march) in 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi for the Salt Satyagraha, he had decided not to return to Sabarmati till independence for India was attained. Independence was not attained at that time and Gandhi was imprisoned for more than two years.
Sevagram, town, eastern Maharashtra state, western India. It is situated on a level plain just east of Wardha. The town was originally called Segaon. It was given its present name by Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Indian nationalist leader. In 1936 he left his ashram (hermitage) on the Sabarmati River,
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Sevagram is a small village, located about 8 km from Wardha. Mahatma Gandhi set up his ashram in the outskirts of the village when barely 1,000 people lived there. Seth Jamnalal Bajaj of Wardha, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, made available to the ashram about 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land. Near the ashram there is a museum where artifacts of ...
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Gandhi Ashram established by M.K.Gandhi in India, Complete information about Mahatma Gandhi's life, his ashram life and activities. ... Sevagram, Wardha-442102 ...
Sevagram. Popularly known as the village of service, Sevagram is one of the few sites in India that provide a deeper insight into the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Sevagram once served as the residence of the Mahatma during India's freedom struggle. Today, it stands as a testament to the great life lived by him and attracts tourists from all corners ...
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He decided to make a village in Central India his head quarters. He came to Wardha in 1934, at the invitation of Jamnalalji Bajaj. In April 1936, Gandhiji established his residence in the village Shegaon which he renamed as Sevagram, which means 'village of service'. Gandhiji was 67 years old when he came to Sevagram.
