RADIO GANDHI
In this installation you can turn the dials of a Radio to hear Gandhiji's speeches.
GANDHIJI IN PRISON (HANDWRITING)
The prison rods get transformed into a flower. The flower symbolizes the notion of prison as a place of freedom. To the Satyagrahi it was better to be unfree inside the prison than be unfree in the world outside.
E-HARMONIUM
In this installation, the keys of the harmonium, a popular instrument of accompaniment to devotional music, triggers off the playback of songs of interfaith.
RAGHUPATI XYLOPHONE
This installation takes a Xylophone and transforms it into a musical Instrument tuned to the devotional song. Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram Each note of the Xylophone can be recognized digitally and allows for the creation of a digital mosaic mural. After many strikes the mural of religious unity reveals itself. You can strike the Xylophone to construct the symbol of religions unity.
THE STAMBHA - THE ELEVEN VOWS FOR THE SATYAGRAHI
The Stambha, or Pillar, for all cultures, represents a sacred centre. At the heart of the museum, it stands as Gandhiji's Pillar of Truth. Eleven rotatable discs spin around the axis. The turning of the prayer wheel triggers off a visual representation of Sandhiji's 11 vows stipulated for the Satyagrahi in order for him or her to become a Man or Woman of Truth.
ASHRAM STORY
The Ashram stands as an embodiment of truth. It was Gandhiji's concept of a house without the boundaries of caste, creed or religion. Here all could live together to serve a cause and also find individual fulfillment. He carried this concept from Tolstoy Farm, South Africa to Kocheb, Sabarmati Ashram and Sevagram, India.
KALEIDOSCOPE
In this installation, you can peep into a kaleidoscope and explore the story of Gandhiji composed by children.
E-CHARKHA SARVODAYA AND SWADESHI
Spin the Charkhas to playback films relating to the political, economic and spiritual dimensions of the Charkha. Spin the Charkhas and learn about their multi-dimensional role in Gandhiji's Sarvodaya and Swadeshi movement, particularly in relation to the economic sustainability of the freedom struggle. Spin the Charkhas to know the significance of Sarvodaya and Swadeshi.
SHADOW CHARKHA
The Charkha casts its shadow on the display table. When touched, the shadow morphs into a quote of Gandhiji. This graphic animation. symbolizes the economic, political and spiritual meanings of the Charkha symbol.
DESIGN OF THE ROUTE
Basin In this installation you can pick up salt from the urn to understand the route map from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to the Dandi seashore and the planning of the march as a political event.
TIME LINE BROWSER
From Mohandas to Mahatma, 1869 - 1948 In the Time Line Browser, the act of walking alongside a wall is transformed into a retrieval device. It unfolds images and events from Gandhill's life as a social revolutionary to his search for spiritual enlightenment. Traversing space along this narrow corridor enables you to hold a mirror to what made this man so extraordinary. Historic archival footage, photographs, and_interviews with eminent scholars and Gandhians create: an information mosaic.