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Woza eNanda Museum Exhibitions development now under way for eThekwini Municipality

At the beginning of the 20th century, Inanda outside Durban was a place that could be characterised by connections, conversations and the exchange of ideas in a dynamic spirit of multiculturalism and common humanity. It is this that we will be attempting to capture in the exhibitions.

It was here, in a marginalised space, that a number of remarkable leaders sowed the seeds that would, in direct and indirect ways, lead to the independent state of India and a democratic South Africa. They were Mahatma Gandhi, John Dube and Isaiah Shembe.

The story of Inanda is a story of unity in diversity. This is the motto on our national coat of arms and the essence of our constitution. For this reason Inanda is sometimes referred to as the Cradle of Democracy.

The lives and legacy of the respective founders of these sites (or ‘nodes’ on the Inanda Heritage Route), form the structure of the heritage interpretation framework for the exhibitions. These include two exhibitions at MK Gandhi’s Ashram at Phoenix, two exhibitions at JLM Dube’s Ohlange Institute and one exhibition at the Inanda Seminary.