Gandhi Ashram, Jamalpur travel guide

History and background

In 1934 local Congress leader Nasir Uddin Sarkar founded this ashram at Kapashatia, Melandaha, on Mahatma Gandhi's ideals; spinning on the charkha and swadeshi education took place here. It now has a museum on the Liberation War and the ashram's history.

How to get to Gandhi Ashram, Jamalpur

At Kapashatia in Melandaha upazila.

Jamalpur is about 150 km from Dhaka; the journey takes 4 hours.

• 🚌 By bus: Jamalpur buses from Mohakhali (Rajib, City Link), fare ৳300–400.
• 🚆 By train: Tista, Agnibina, Jamuna, Jamalpur Express from Kamalapur, fare ৳200–550.

Where to stay

• District council rest house and picnic-spot rest house at Lauchapra

What to eat

Jamalpur's nakshi kantha (handicraft), chhanar polao

Good to know

• Browse the town's shops for Jamalpur nakshi kantha

More places to visit in Jamalpur district

• Lauchapra Recreation Centre — Green hillocks, a watch tower and a lake at the foot of the Garo Hills.

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