Live Like Gandhi and stay at his ashram in India

Gandhi was born 146 years ago this weekend. Kevin Pilley follows in his footsteps and visits the birthplace and family home of the influential leader in Porbandar, Gujarat.

Sat, 03 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

Kevin Pilley

THE “Basic Masala” crisp packets came in with the tide. Pushed up onto the beach by the Arabian Sea.

Along with the discarded “Mango Bites” and “Havmore Joly-Lolly” wrappers.

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Courts travel Travel Big Read Gandhi India Porbandar Gujarat Place: India Place: Porbandar, Gujarat Place: Arabian Sea Place: Kathiawar Peninsular Place: Sudampapuri Place: Parsi Place: Veer Maruti Place: Hazoor Palace (Rajmahal Place: Porbandar Place: Willingdon Marina Beach Park Place: Gujarat, west India Place: Mumbai Place: Kirti Mandir Place: Birla House, Delhi Place: Calcutta’s Dum Dum jail Place: Pano Place: 19 Laburnum Road, Gamdevi, Mumbai Place: New Delhi Place: Eternal Gandhi Museum Place: Birla House Place: National Gandhi Museum Place: Yamura river Place: Nile Place: Thames Place: Volga Place: Aga Khan Palace Pune Place: Lake Shrine Place: Pacific Palisades, California Place: Akhiri Nivas Place: Sevagram Place: Nagpur Person: Gandhi Person: Kevin Pilley Person: Jethra Person: Ben Kingsley Person: Mahatmaji Person: Bapu Person: Mahatma Person: Ghandi Person: Karsandas Person: Laxmidas Person: Raliatbehn Person: Putiblai Person: Kasturba Person: Mohandas Person: Nehru Person: Mountbatten Person: Charlie Chaplin Person: NP Mori Person: Chowokadar Person: Mori Organisation: Gandhi Smriti —Organisation: Remembrance Organisation: Harijans

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