Kaba Gandhi No Delo is the ancestral house where Mahatma Gandhi spent a major part of his childhood while his father, Karamchand “Kaba” Gandhi, served as Diwan of Rajkot State. Today the haveli has been preserved as a museum called Gandhi Smriti, with a pictorial exhibition on Gandhi’s life, displaying rare photographs, personal objects and informative panels in Gujarati, Hindi and English. The traditional Saurashtrian architecture, carved wooden balconies, courtyard and quiet rooms give you a feel of late-19th-century Rajkot. Located in the old city near Gheekanta/Lakhajiraj Road, it’s a must-visit stop on any Gandhi trail in Gujarat and a good place for students to understand how “Mohan” gradually became the Mahatma.
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History & highlights
The house was built around 1880–1881 on land granted by the Rajkot State to Karamchand Gandhi. The family shifted here in 1881, and Mohandas Gandhi lived in this home through his school years; he was married here and his elder sons Harilal and Manilal were born during this period. The Gandhis sold the house in 1920. After Independence, the Saurashtra government bought it in 1948 and, on Gandhi’s birth centenary in 1969, handed it over to the Gandhi Smriti Trust. It was then developed as a museum that preserves his early memories and legacy.
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