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Champaran is identified with the Champāraṇya mentioned in the Bheraghat inscription as a place "devastated" by the Kalachuri king Yashaḥkarṇa (11th/12th century). [2]In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi led a satyagraha movement in the Champaran district against the policies enforced by European landowners and the colonial government.
Champaran District was a district of British India. In 1917, Mohandas Gandhi did his first Satyagraha movement in India at this district against European landowners and British government. [ 1 ]
The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was the first satyagraha movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in British India and is considered a historically important rebellion in the Indian independence movement. It was a farmer's uprising that took place in Champaran district of Bihar in the Indian subcontinent , during the British colonial period .
East Champaran or Purvi Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India.The district headquarter is located at Motihari. Prior to 1971, there was a single Champaran District. On 1 December 1971, it was divided into East and West Champaran (Purvi and Paschimi Champaran). In early days the land of East Chamapran was ruled ...
West Champaran is an administrative district in the state of Bihar in India, located just 60 km (37 mi) west of Birgunj. It is the largest district in Bihar with an area of 5,228 km 2 (2,019sq mi). It is a part of Tirhut Division. [1] The district headquarters are located in Bettiah. The district is known for its open border with Nepal.
Map showing location of district in Bihar in India: Date: 12 November 2008: Source: own work based on image:Bihar locator map.svg: Author: User:Haros based on map created by user:Planemad: Permission (Reusing this file) Own work, attribution required (Multi-license with GFDL and Creative Commons CC-BY 3.0)
Motihari, at that time simply called Champaran, was close to Mahatma Gandhi. He came to Motihari on April 15, [30] 1917 [31] with Raj Kumar Shukla to start the Satyagraha movement in Champaran, known as Champaran Satyagraha, which concerned the exploitations of farmers. [32] [33] Gandhi with his supporters held a big campaign in Champaran. [34]
Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the ...