1917 to 2019: Has Mahatma’s influence changed Champaran? | Gandhi Jayanti

Updated on Mar 03, 2020 03:27 pm IST

Ahead of the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Hindustan Times visited the site of Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement in India. Over a hundred years ago, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi liberated indigo farmers in Bihar's Champaran from the clutches of the British. How different is the situation in the region now? Has Gandhi's vision of improving the socio-economic conditions in Champaran been fulfilled? Watch the full video to find out.

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