Champaran was once an administrative district in the state of Bihar (बिहार in Devanagri) is a state situated in the eastern part of India. Its capital is Patna. It is bordered on the north by the Kingdom of Nepal, on the west by Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, south by Jharkhand, and the nort-east by...
Bihar in The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. India has grown significantly, both in population and in strategic importance in the last two decades. The Indian economy is...
India. It has been bifurcated into two smaller districts:
It soon became clear that the younger Nehru did not share his father's moderate-liberal line.
He began to grow closer to the rising leadership of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a former barrister who had won battles for equality and political rights for Indians in South Africa, and had emerged a national hero with the successful struggles in Champaran, Bihar and Kheda in Gujarat.
Rebellion of 1857 - Partition of Bengal - Revolutionaries - Champaran and Kheda - Amritsar Massacre - Non-Cooperation - Bardoli - 1928 Protests - Nehru Report - Purna Swaraj - Salt Satyagraha - Act of 1935 - Cripps' mission - Quit India - Bombay Mutiny
The village Champajhar now known as Champaran situated 60 Km from Raipur is famous as the birth place of Saint Vallabhacharya, the reformer and founder of the Vallabh Sect.
Two well furnished Dharmasalas are available for stay at Champaran.
The birth anniversary of the saint is celebrated during April - May when large number of his followers assemble to pay homage.