Tributes to the legacy and memory of The Mahatma and Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das. 100 years ago, on this very day (August 19, 1925) Mahatma Gandhi arrived at Cuttack on the invitation of Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das.
Gandhi had visited Utkal Tannery established by Madhusudan Das in Cuttack and tried to help him. He also visited other places of Cuttack and left for Kolkata by August 20 evening
Khadi
Gandhi had visited several Khadi production centres including Berhampur during this tour. He also met people of flood affected area in Bhadrak district. Due to the extensive tours, he fell ill and stayed indoor.
He attended a public meeting at Cuttack on December 20 and then left the city on the very next day.”
During this one day visit, Gandhi got down at Jharsuguda while going to Kolkata to attend Congress session. He addressed a meeting here before travelling to Sambalpur. In a meeting on the riverside of Mahanadi in Sambalpur, people apprised him about their issues.
Hence Bapu visit orissa several times Seventh visit March 25-31, 1938 to attend annual conference
Gandhi attended a week-long conference of Gandhi Seva Sangh and an agro and village enterprise exhibition at Beraboi in Delang area of Puri district. Renowned freedom fighters like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad attended the expo.”
Gandhi met his supporters at Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack and Berhampur while going towards Chennai in train on January 20, 1946. Huge turnout had been reported at stations
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