We are pleased to announce the opening of ‘Gandhi’ Dwelling’, an exhibition emerging from the book, ‘Gandhi’s Places’, edited by Neelkanth Chhaya, Tridip Suhrud, Riyaz Tayyibji.

Opening: 07 September 2024, Saturday.
Time: 6.30 pm onwards.
Address & Walkthrough with Riyaz Tayyibji.

‘Gandhi’s Dwelling’ is an exhibition emerging from the book ‘Gandhi’s Places’ edited by Neelkanth Chhaya, Tridip Suhrud and Riyaz Tayyibji, published by the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust and a result of the Gandhi Heritage Sites Mission architectural documentation project initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

This Exhibition focuses on the architecture of M.K. Gandhi’s ashrams in Ahmedabad and Wardha as sites for the development of some of his most important ideas and whose architecture is seen in continuation with his deep engagement and experiments with material (and their making). During this time M.K. Gandhi is also constantly moving (travelling, mostly walking) inhabiting the much larger geography of this country to be at home in it. We look at other key places where M.K. Gandhi resided, the houses of his youth and sites of his incarceration (jails) for the insight they give us into his ways of inhabiting places.

Riyaz Tayyibji is a partner at anthill design, Ahmedabad, an architectural design practice which is also actively involved in architectural documentation and research. He has been an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University. He has curated exhibitions on the architecture and urbanity of Ahmedabad and has led a team at the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) towards the preparation of a Heritage Conservation Plan for the World Heritage City, Ahmedabad, following its UNESCO inscription.

Venue: Arthshila Ahmedabad
2-G, opposite Ahmedabad Management Association, Panjrapol, Ambawadi – 380015.