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Kochrab Ashram

Kochrab Ashram

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The Kochrab Ashram was the first ashram in India organized by Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, and was given to him by his friend, the barrister Jivanlal Desai.[1] Founded on 25 May 1915, Gandhi's Kochrab Ashram was located near the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat. On 20 July, 1915 Gandhi and his followers formally took over this building.[2]

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  1. [1]
    Gandhi's autobiography, The Story of My Experiments With Truth
  2. [2]
    Guha, Ramchandra (2018). Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World. Penguin Allen Lane. p. 39. ISBN 978-0670083886.

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