Ahmedabad, one the biggest cities and former capital of Gujarat, and it has maintained a striking blend of the glorious past and great vibrant present. The city was name after the Sultan who founded it in 1411, and later greatly city is associated with Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, whose simple ashram on the banks of river Sabarmati is now a site of national pilgrimage and prominent tourist places of India and abroad. Ahmedabad is popular for also the textile and
commercial centre and known as the "Manchester of India". The city is today the second largest and developed prosperous city in Western India and city where tradition and modernity coexist in perfect harmony. On a quiet stretch of the Sabarmati river which bank the the Mahatam Gandhi Aashram lies that was established in 1920. It was known to the world Satyagraha Ashram in the life time of Mahatma Gandhi and had been the centre of the struggle for Independence. It was from here, in 1930, one the famous and lasting movement was started by the Mahatma Gandhi started on his famous "Dandi March" to the sea to protest against the Salt Tax imposed by the British, and he was used to live 'Hridaya Kunj', the simple cottage is preserved as a National Monument. A Gandhi Memorial Centre, a Library and a Sound-and-Light show offer in-depth insight into the Mahatma's life and work, and there is a gallery collection of the collaborative efforts of artist M. F. Hussain and the architect B. V. Doshi, both artists have focused on the art and architecture fuse to become a unique experience, both complementing each other magnificently. Situated in the campus of the Centre for Environment Planning and Technology, the Gufa is a prototype of cave-like structures buried under the ground. This marvel of contemporary architecture was constructed using computer aided design and tribal initiative. There is Calico Museum of Textiles which is widely regarded as one of the finest textile museums in the India and as well as in the world, that was constructed in 1949. The Museum houses no less than five centuries of the finest fabrics spun, woven, printed and painted in different parts of India. It also has a great collection of marble, sandstone, bronze icons and busts which had been split in two thematic sections-galleries one for religious textiles and another is on historical textiles.
commercial centre and known as the "Manchester of India". The city is today the second largest and developed prosperous city in Western India and city where tradition and modernity coexist in perfect harmony. On a quiet stretch of the Sabarmati river which bank the the Mahatam Gandhi Aashram lies that was established in 1920. It was known to the world Satyagraha Ashram in the life time of Mahatma Gandhi and had been the centre of the struggle for Independence. It was from here, in 1930, one the famous and lasting movement was started by the Mahatma Gandhi started on his famous "Dandi March" to the sea to protest against the Salt Tax imposed by the British, and he was used to live 'Hridaya Kunj', the simple cottage is preserved as a National Monument. A Gandhi Memorial Centre, a Library and a Sound-and-Light show offer in-depth insight into the Mahatma's life and work, and there is a gallery collection of the collaborative efforts of artist M. F. Hussain and the architect B. V. Doshi, both artists have focused on the art and architecture fuse to become a unique experience, both complementing each other magnificently. Situated in the campus of the Centre for Environment Planning and Technology, the Gufa is a prototype of cave-like structures buried under the ground. This marvel of contemporary architecture was constructed using computer aided design and tribal initiative. There is Calico Museum of Textiles which is widely regarded as one of the finest textile museums in the India and as well as in the world, that was constructed in 1949. The Museum houses no less than five centuries of the finest fabrics spun, woven, printed and painted in different parts of India. It also has a great collection of marble, sandstone, bronze icons and busts which had been split in two thematic sections-galleries one for religious textiles and another is on historical textiles.
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