Bihar to celebrate 100 years of Gandhi’s satyagraha
April 10th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANSPatna, April 10 (IANS) The centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi’s satyagraha against British rule will be celebrated in Bihar, from where it was launched, on a large scale in 2017.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday announced at a function at Gandhi Sangrahalya here: “Now it is 2011. We will celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s satyagraha movement against the British rule in 2017.”
Mahatma Gandhi launched his satyagraha against the British rule in Bihar’s Champaran district April 10, 1917. After his return from South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi chose to experiment with satyagraha in Champaran.
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