Gandhi Seva Ashram in Palwal, close to the railway station, houses the Gandhi Museum, a compact but meaningful space that preserves the town’s special connection with Mahatma Gandhi. The museum displays photographs, documents, and objects related to Gandhi’s life and the freedom movement, along with panels explaining key events and ideas. For tourists and students, it offers a quiet, informative stop where they can learn about Gandhian values in a small-town setting rather than only in big national museums.
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History & highlights
On 10 April 1919, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested at Palwal railway station while travelling towards Punjab to protest the Rowlatt Act, and this incident is central to Palwal’s place in independence history.
To keep this memory alive, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose inaugurated the Gandhi Seva Ashram here on 2 October 1938.
Later, in 1962, a dedicated Gandhi exhibition/museum was set up inside the ashram, preserving photographs, letters and artefacts.
Over time, the site has become both a local cultural centre and a heritage landmark connecting Palwal to the national freedom struggle, often included in school trips and district-level tourism circuits.
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