VIRTUAL TOUR
Virtual Tour to Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati ashram is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on the banks of River Sabarmati.This was one of the many residences of Mahatma Gandhi who lived at Sabarmatui for a total of twelve years with his wife Kasturba Gandhi and his followers.
The Gandhi Memorial Museum was inaugurated on May 10, 1963, by India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Retaining the unique features of the oldconstruction at the Ashram buildings, the design for this modern museum was preparedby Charles Correa the world renowned architect. This museum is spread acrossfifty four (54) cubicle, in which there are the three main galleries.
Library
This seven parts gallery includes photographs from Gandhiji's childhood, spanning his entire life. Childhood incidents, the movement in South Africa and his associates there, establishment of Phoenix Ashram and Tolstoy Farm, the march against racism towards indian workers, his arrival in India, the second Round Table Conference, establishment of Sevagram Ashram and his life there, hisstints in jail, visits to significant people and places in the country, themovement of 1942 and his house arrest, Death of Kasturba and Mahadevbhai Desal,who was like a son to him, the Noakhali March, the division of the country, hisfinal fast, and the journey to the prayer meeting on the evening of January 30,1948, have all been depicted here through photographs ,articles and other materials.
Introduction
A virtual tour is the simulation of an existing location with the help of sequential videos or still images. Other multimedia elements like music, sound effects, floor plans, etc., could also be used. They help in recreating a realistic representation of reality. Virtual tours help in presenting views to inaccessible areas and provide an interesting and excellent alternative to fieldwork when expenses, time or logistics are an issue for people. A good virtual tour should be able to integrate diverse data types using instantly available methods. It should be able to project images from different viewpoints and scales, and should display non-visual data and be able to enhance and expand user experience.
Virtual tours can be provided to all user levels with flexible access and can be customized to meet the needs of the users. They can give a broader view of things compared to normal views. Virtual tours can also provide an experience that can be repeated, and this feature helps in many ways, especially in education, where it can help reinforce learning for students.
My virtual tour was to Sabarmati Ashram as part of my B.Ed curriculum under the guidance of Smt.Chitra S,Assistant Professor,Nedunganda.
Sabarmati Ashram
The virtual tour to Sabarmati ashram was done through Gandhi Ashram website.
Udyog Mandir
Udyog Mandir was a laboratory to implement Gandhiji's economic ideology. The charakha(spinning-wheel) was at the centre of Gandhiji's fight for swaraj. This iswhere 'Khadi-nomics' was invented. Volunteers from across the country came hereto be trained to promote and spread the mantra "sutarnatanteswarajya"which meant self-ruler Swaraj through yarn.During the historical strike of the mill workers in Ahmedabad in 1918; theworkers and Ashram residents laid the foundations of this building using thesand from the banks of the river sabarmati. The mill-workers thus found workand employment for a time. This is a symbol of their diligence.
Gandhiji stayed at the Sabarmati Ashram from 1917 to 1930. This became his karmabhoomi;the land of his karma his actions. Similar to the successful practice of satyagraha (the insistence of truth through non violent resistance) inSouth Africa, even India's independence could be achieved through the same path': this was the hope Gandhiji carried with him when he returned to hishomeland on January 9, 1915. In order to lead a public life, he set up an Ashram on May 25 of that same year, in a rented bungalow in a village inAhmedabad called Koch rab. Names such as Sevashram, Tapovan,Satyagraha Ashram were considered for the Ashram, but Gandhiji used to say: 'My life is dedicated to the pursuit of truth. I want to live in it's pursuit,and even the death is acceptable'.
The Teachings of the Three Monkeys
An inspirational message, 'Speak no evil, hear no evil, and see no evil', is very popular. This toy was gifted to Gandhiji byNichidatsu Fuji a Buddhist monk from Japan,Gandhiji really liked it; and usedto keep it on his table.
Gandhi Memorial Museum
Gandhiji in Ahmedabad Gallery
This gallery spread over five cubiclesdisplays is a memoir of significant incidents which occurred between 1915 and1930, in other words from Gandhiji's return to India until the Dandi March. Hereyou find Information on events such as choosing Ahmedabad as the location forthe Ashram, establishing Kochrab and Sabarmati Ashrams, insistence on Ashramvows and rules, establishment of
Udyog Mandir for spinning and weaving experimenting with various spinning wheels, the struggle between millworkersand factory owners, establishment of Majur Mahajan Sangh, Navjivan Press and Gujarat Vidyapith, boycott of foreign clothes and satyagraha for temple entry for Harijans, Chauri-Chaura, fasting, the Champaran satyagraha, and the initiation of the Dandi March all have been depicted here through original photographs, paintings and writings in this Gallery.
Painting Gallery
Gandhiji's articles, which run into approximately one and a half lakh pages, and thirty-four thousand photostat letters have been stored in this Library. Filesof newspaper cuttings which were brought back from South Africa and close to150 honours received by Gandhiji on paper, khadi and palm-leaves are all housed here. The library also contains a collection of over six thousand photos; filmsbased on Gandhiji's life and the freedom struggle, micro-films, and photostatcopies of original handwritten works. 4500 personal books from MahadevbhaiDesai and around 45,000 books on Gandhiji's ideology, and the freedom struggle,a long side national history are all preserved in this library.
My life is my message gallery
This seven parts gallery includes photographs from Gandhiji's childhood, spanning his entire life. Childhood incidents, the movement in South Africa and his associates there, establishment of Phoenix Ashram and Tolstoy Farm, the march against racism towards indian workers, his arrival in India, the second Round Table Conference, establishment of Sevagram Ashram and his life there, hisstints in jail, visits to significant people and places in the country, themovement of 1942 and his house arrest, Death of Kasturba and Mahadevbhai Desal,who was like a son to him, the Noakhali March, the division of the country, hisfinal fast, and the journey to the prayer meeting on the evening of January 30,1948, have all been depicted here through photographs ,articles and other materials.
My Experience
It was a mind-blowing, extraordinary virtual reality presentation that made me feel that it was a real trip,enjoying the calmness of the ashram. The beautiful background Ganhian music with instruments like tabla and flute was mind refreshing while enjoying the ashram environment.
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