Question

Which one of the following Ashram was NOT set up by Gandhiji?
(a) Phoenix Ashram
(b) Tolstoy Farm
(c) Sevagram
(d) Gandhi Ashram

Answer 1

(d) Gandhi Ashram

• Phoenix Farm/Settlement: was founded by Gandhi Ji when he was in South Africa in Durban in 1904. And this place was the start of the experiment of peace, nonviolence, and passion for liberation.
• Tolstoy Farm: It was the second ashram of Gandhi Ji during his South African movement in 1910. It served as an HQ for the movement.
• Sevagram: It is actually a town in the state of Maharastra India. Adi Niwas was the first residence of Gandhi JI in Sevagram.

Answer 2

Gandhi Ashram was not set up by Gandhiji.

• Gandhiji founded the Phoenix Settlement in Durban in 1904, and it was solemnly reopened on February 27, 2000, in front of the South African President, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, and a large number of other leaders. Hence, it is the incorrect option.
• The second ashram Mohandas Gandhi established and managed during his South African movement was Tolstoy Farm. Hence, it is the incorrect option.
• Near 1936, Mahatma Gandhi moved his ashram from Sabarmati to Sevagram, a small village in the Maharashtrian town of Wardha. Hence, it is the incorrect option.
• Gandhi Ashram was not set up by him. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

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