Porbandar

Nearly 500 eager tourists visit the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, every day in Porbandar located on the northwestern coast of Gujarat. The three-storied house was bought by his great grand father nearly 200 years ago where he was born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1869. Made out of limestone and wood, the structure has undergone several changes since its construction and was restored partially post the earthquake in Gujarat in January 2001. In 2003, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that maintains it announced it as the monument of national importance. Adjacent to his ancestral home, a memorial was inaugurated in 1950 called the Kirti Mandir that has a library and museum among other units.