British PM visits Sabarmati Ashram, gets Gandhi’s book on how to live in London
India Today
After arriving in India for a two-day long visit, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat. He was gifted an unpublished guide written by Mahatma Gandhi for those seeking to live in London.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is on a two-day visit to India, visited the Sabarmati Ashram, also known as Gandhi Ashram, here on Thursday after landing in the country.
The Ashram trust gifted him two books, one of them an unpublished guide for the benefit of those seeking to live in London, penned by Mahatma Gandhi himself.
After arriving at the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday morning, Johnson reached Sabarmati Ashram where he was welcomed by Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and trustee Kartikeya Sarabhai, said the Ashram’s spokesperson, Virat Kothari.
Gandhi lived at the ashram from 1917 to 1930.
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On behalf of the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust, Sarabhai gifted two books and a replica of charkha or spinning wheel to Johnson, who spent nearly 30 minutes on the premises.
After paying floral tributes to Gandhi, Johnson also visited ‘Hriday Kunj’ where the Mahatma lived, and ‘Mira Kutir’ where Gandhi’s English-born disciple Mirabehn or Madeleine Slade used to live, said Kothari.
