Release of commemorative stamps on Champaran Satyagrah Centenary 13th May 2017
Under the British rule, many farmers in the Champaran district of Bihar were forced to grow indigo on a portion of their land as a condition of their tenancy, much to their dismay. This indigo was used to make a dye. To fight this, a money lender named Raj Kumar Shukla reached out to Gandhiji and requested him to come and help them. Gandhiji came down to Champaran on 10th April 1917 with a team of eminent lawyers Dr Rajendra Prasad, Brajkishore Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Ramnavmi Prasad, and others including Acharya Kripalani and thus, the Champaran Satyagraha began.
A year-round celebration in commemoration of 100 years of Champaran Satyagrah began on 10th April 2017 with a National Conclave or Rashtritya Vimarsh where eminent Gandhian thinkers, philosophers and scholars participated in Bihar. To commemorate Champaran Satyagraha Centenary a set of three commemorative stamps in denomination of Rs. 5,10 and 25 and a Miniature Sheet in denomination of Rs. 40 were released on 13th May 2017 by Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communication (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Railways.
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