All you wanted to know about the Father of the Nation will now be a click away, thanks to a mega portal being planned by the government at a cost of Rs 8 crore.
Simultaneously, the government is also setting up the Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission to preserve buildings and places associated with Gandhiji. The portal — recommended by the Gandhi Heritage Sites panel — will be managed by the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust (SAPMT). Sabarmati Ashram contains the largest collection of carefully preserved manuscripts of Gandhiji's writings during his stay in Sabarmati. The library and archives at Sabarmati consist of 34,111 letters — either to Gandhiji or by him; original as well as photostat copies.
These letters have been microfilmed and archived in computer files. All documents related to Gandhiji in India and abroad will be compiled in the portal that will serve as an electronic library, documenting his illustrious life and achievements. The objective of the portal is to preserve and perpetuate his invaluable heritage with proper research in an authentic manner.
The portal will be regularly updated by the SAPMT to ensure that all relevant details on Gandhiji are incorporated in one site.
It will be an interactive medium, and provide a virtual tour of the life and times of Gandhi. The Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission is working as per the comprehensive list drawn up by the panel.
The Mission will initiate conservation/restoration and preservation of Gandhi Heritage Sites at 39 places such Porbandar and Rajkot — where he had spent his childhood — Tilak Ghat, Chennai, Mani Bhavan, Mumbai, Beliaghata in Kolkata, the venue in Madurai where Gandhiji took to the loin-cloth, the prison cell in Yerawada Jail, Pune; and the prison room in Aga Khan Palace (Pune) etc.
"Gandhi Heritage sites" refers to two indivisible yet distinct forms of "heritage" — tangible heritage such as structures and sites and intangible ones like the legacy, texts and visuals. The panel's list has covered almost every single place visited and associated with Gandhiji between 1869 and 1948.
Simultaneously, the government is also setting up the Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission to preserve buildings and places associated with Gandhiji. The portal — recommended by the Gandhi Heritage Sites panel — will be managed by the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust (SAPMT). Sabarmati Ashram contains the largest collection of carefully preserved manuscripts of Gandhiji's writings during his stay in Sabarmati. The library and archives at Sabarmati consist of 34,111 letters — either to Gandhiji or by him; original as well as photostat copies.
These letters have been microfilmed and archived in computer files. All documents related to Gandhiji in India and abroad will be compiled in the portal that will serve as an electronic library, documenting his illustrious life and achievements. The objective of the portal is to preserve and perpetuate his invaluable heritage with proper research in an authentic manner.
The portal will be regularly updated by the SAPMT to ensure that all relevant details on Gandhiji are incorporated in one site.
It will be an interactive medium, and provide a virtual tour of the life and times of Gandhi. The Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission is working as per the comprehensive list drawn up by the panel.
The Mission will initiate conservation/restoration and preservation of Gandhi Heritage Sites at 39 places such Porbandar and Rajkot — where he had spent his childhood — Tilak Ghat, Chennai, Mani Bhavan, Mumbai, Beliaghata in Kolkata, the venue in Madurai where Gandhiji took to the loin-cloth, the prison cell in Yerawada Jail, Pune; and the prison room in Aga Khan Palace (Pune) etc.
"Gandhi Heritage sites" refers to two indivisible yet distinct forms of "heritage" — tangible heritage such as structures and sites and intangible ones like the legacy, texts and visuals. The panel's list has covered almost every single place visited and associated with Gandhiji between 1869 and 1948.
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