Architectural Exihibition of Bapu Kuti

 













Coinciding with the visit of the faculty  students and staff of Vidya Pratishthan’s School of Architecture,Baramati to Sevagram Ashram on January 12, 2026, the Library and Research Centre for Gandhian Studies organised an exhibition on the Architecture of Bapu Kuti. This exhibition was based on archival drawings from the 1960s by architects from Wardha and Nagpur.

The display included technical specifications regarding the materials used for the foundation, plinth, superstructure, doors, ventilators, pavement, and roof. The featured drawings consisted of a detailed plan of Bapu Kuti, including the front, west, and north side elevations, a description of items placed within the hut, and a comprehensive site plan.

A dedicated session was organised for the group—consisting of 41 participants, including five faculty members—during which drawings of all the huts at Sevagram were screened. An archival video clipping of Sevagram was also presented. Dr. Siby K. Joseph, Director of the Centre, addressed the gathering, and Shri Piyush Shah expressed a vote of thanks on behalf of the group.

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