Shrine for Bapu: How Sabarmati Jail in Ahmedabad keeps freedom fighters’ memories alive

In June 1917, Mahatma Gandhi shifted his Satyagraha Ashram from Kochrab to the banks of Sabarmati River. In his autobiography, he mentions “its (the site’s) vicinity to the Sabarmati Central Jail was for me a special attraction. As going to jail is understood to be normal for many Satyagrahis, I liked this location. And I knew that sites selected for jails have generally clean surroundings”.