In late October, Mahatma Gandhi’s great grandson, Tushar Gandhi filed a PIL (Public Interest Litigation) in the Gujarat High Court opposing the redevelopment plan for the Sabarmati Ashram. The PIL has been dismissed by the high court recently but Gandhi isn’t giving up anytime soon.

The work on the Rs 1,200-crore redevelopment plan called ‘Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project’ of the Sabarmati Ashram started in early October. It will involve redeveloping all the heritage structures within the property and relocating the families that have been living there by compensating them. While late Mumbai-based architect Charles Correa was the original architect of the ashram, the new project is being done by Ahmedabad-based architect Bimal Patel, who is also the chief architect of the contentious Central Vista project.