1921: March'30th & 31st- Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi visited Berhampur and addressed a gathering for Non-cooperation movement at Barracks ground.- 1927: 2nd time Bapuji visited Berhampur and other towns of Ganjam like Aska, Bhanjanagar, Kodala, Kabisuryanagar, Polasara, Khallikote and Rambha.
- 1930: Udagye mandir formed at Berhampur by freedom fighters under the supervision of Banchhanidhi Patnaik & Ramalingam Sarala Devi. Freedom fighters Sashi Bhusan Rath, Iswar Sahu, Harihara Patnaik, Banamali Maharara were arrested.
- 1930: Salt Non-Co-operation movement at Humma and Ganjam.
Smt. Sarala Devi, Niranjan Patnaik, Debakar Patnaik, Radhakrishna Biswasray were arrested by British Govt. - 1931: First round Table conference at Londan, Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati of Parala represented.
- 1935: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru visited Berhampur to address for freedom Movement. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose also visited Berhampur during that time.
- 1943: March'29th- The Tribal leader of South Orissa and Great Freedom fighter Saheed Laxman Nayak was hanged at Berhampur Circle Jail.
- 1946: January’20th - Gandhiji for the last time visited Berhampur and addressed people at historic Barracks ground.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Berhampur in news during the Freedom struggle of India
Author, Researcher, Activist & Associate Editor- New Delhi.
Authored & Co-Authored several Books on History, Culture and Society for various Universities,
Associated with Odisha Development Forum as its President & working for the development of the Tribal dominated backward Districts of Odisha.
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