Trump visits Bapu Ashram |
On his arrival at the Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat, US President Donald Trump was gifted with a spinning wheel or the Charkha; two books on the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi and a portrait of the Father of the Nation. The two books include Mahatma Gandhi`s autobiography and a book named `My Life My Message` based on an exhibition depicting Gandhiji`s entire life. All dignitaries were welcomed with garlands made of `khadi`. The ashram, also known as Gandhi Ashram, located on the banks of river Sabarmati, was home to the independence movement leader and peace icon from 1917 to 1930. Trump along with wife Melania Trump and Prime Minister Modi spent around 30 minutes at the ashram. Trump and Melania tried their hands on the charkha kept near `Hriday Kunj`, a cottage inside the ashram where Gandhiji and his wife Kasturba once lived. Trump will be the first US president to visit the ashram, a place closely associated with India`s freedom struggle.
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