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Bihar to
celebrate 100 years of Gandhi's satyagraha
Sunday April 10, 2011 08:48:17 PM,
IANS
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Patna: 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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