Kochrab Ashram, Gandhi Heritage Site in Paldi, Ahmedabad, India

Kochrab Ashram is a two-storey residential complex built in European style, located in Paldi and containing multiple buildings and garden spaces. The rooms are simply furnished and display how daily life was organized during Gandhi's residence here.

Gandhi founded the Satyagraha Ashram on 25 May 1915 in Jivanlal Desai's bungalow in Kochrab, rented for ₹1 a year. In September 1915 he admitted a Dalit family, donations stopped, and Ambalal Sarabhai gave ₹13,000 to keep it open. Plague fears moved the community to Sabarmati on 17 June 1917. Bombay State declared it a memorial on 4 October 1953, and a 2019–2024 renovation was inaugurated on 12 March 2024.

Gandhi named it Satyagraha Ashram after the nonviolent resistance he had used in South Africa; it is called Kochrab Ashram to distinguish it from Sabarmati. In September 1915 he admitted a Dalit family, donations stopped, and Ambalal Sarabhai gave ₹13,000 anonymously to keep it open. Members practised celibacy, physical labour and swadeshi dress; Vinoba Bhave and Kaka Kalelkar joined.

The ashram covers about 5,000 square metres on Ashram Road in Paldi, with the bungalow, rear kitchen, Panch Ordio hall and the 2024 Activities Centre set around a large garden. The ground floor rooms, veranda and first-floor balcony with its brass bell are the main things to see; a book and souvenir shop stands on site. The 2001 earthquake damage was repaired, and the Kota stone floor in Gandhi's room was replaced.

Gandhi paid just one rupee per year as rent for this property, which his friend Jivanlal Desai provided for him. This tiny amount reflects his personal simplicity and belief in living modestly.