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Gandhi Maidan, Patna

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Gandhi Maidan, previously known as the Patna Lawns, is a historic ground at Patna near the banks of Ganges River, in Bihar, India. The Golghar falls to its west.HistorySeveral movements were launched on the Patna Lawns during the Indian freedom struggle, the most important being the Champaran movement and the Quit India movement of 1942. Many prominent leaders of the Indian Independence Movement, such as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad,Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jaya Prakash Narayan and Sri Krishna Sinha addressed their rallies from here. It was said that a leader had not arrived until he had addressed a rally at the Patna Lawns.The successful opposition movement to Indira Gandhi was also launched from this historic ground.This ground was considered as hotspot for freedom movement rallies and major activists from the Indian freedom struggle namely Mohandas K. Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi have made memorable speeches here. Presently, this ground is being utilised for several commercial purposes like private parties, mass prayers and trade fairs

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By A TripAdvisor Member On March 8, 2018

Gandhi maiden is vary famous place in middle of Patna city. It located at Patna district in Bihar .This maidan is very large open field.Lot of person visit for morning . This is avarave clean park. more »
By Shammi S On March 4, 2018

Located in the heart of the city it is a multipurpose ground used for all kind of activities from social to religious to political. It has an approximately 1.6 km pathway along the perimeter which is ... more »
By amitkumar_bec On February 28, 2018

Witnessed many historical and political events including JP Movement. A vast and very big ground situated in centre of Patna. more »

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