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Bhubaneswar<\/strong>: Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi had set foot in Odisha for the first time on 23 March 1921, which also was the day of Dola Purnima.<\/p>\n

He visited Odisha exactly eight times between 1921 and 1946.<\/p>\n

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, here\u2019s a glimpse into the days of freedom struggle that brought the Mahatma to the land of Lord Jagannath and inspired thousands:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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First visit:<\/span> March 23-29, 1921 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Gandhi arrived in Cuttack on March 23, 1921. He conducted his first meeting at Qadam-e-Rasool in Cuttack on March 24 to propagate his ideas of non-cooperation movement. He also addressed women at Binod Bihari in the city and later a huge crowd on the riverbed of Kathajodi in the evening.<\/p>\n

On March 25, Gandhi addressed a meeting at Gandhi Padia in Bhadrak district. He then visited Satyabadi Bana Vidyalaya of Pandit Gopabandhu Das before leaving for Puri. He addressed a public meeting on freedom struggle in the pilgrim city on March 27.<\/p>\n

\"\"On March 29, he visited Berhampur with Pandit Gopabandhu Das and addressed a huge gathering at Berhampur Stadium.<\/p>\n

Second visit: <\/span>August 19 and 20, 1925<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gandhi had visited Utkal Tannery, a factory producing shoes and other leather products, established by Madhusudan Das in Cuttack. He also visited other places of Cuttack before leaving for Kolkata on August 20 evening.<\/p>\n

Third visit:<\/span> December 4-21, 1927 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Gandhi visited Odisha for the third time to promote Khadi. He went to several Khadi production centres at several places, 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.<\/p>\n

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Fourth visit:<\/span> December 22, 1928<\/strong><\/p>\n

During this one-day visit, Gandhi alighted at Jharsuguda while going to Kolkata to attend Congress session. He addressed a meeting there before travelling to Sambalpur. In a meeting on the riverside of Mahanadi in Sambalpur, people apprised him about various issues faced by them.<\/p>\n

Fifth visit:<\/span> May 5-May 16, 1934 <\/strong><\/p>\n

This visit was important because he conducted Padyatra in the state for welfare of Dalits. On May 5, Gandhi addressed people in Jharsuguda and Sambalpur and appealed people to eradicate untouchability. On the very next day, he went to Angul by car and addressed people there. He reached Puri on May 7.<\/p>\n

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On May 8, he unveiled statue of Pandit Gopabandhu Das in Puri and started a Padyatra from Puri to Cuttack. He stayed at several places including Kadua Ashram, Satyabhamapur and Balianta while attending the Padyatra. He left for Patna on May 16.<\/p>\n

Sixth visit:<\/span> May 21-June 7, 1934\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gandhi resumed his Harijan Padyatra on May 21 from Byree station in Jajpur district to Bhadrak. He covered rural areas of Cuttack, Kendrapada, Bari, Kabirpur in Jajpur and Bhadrak district. It continued till June 7.<\/p>\n

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Seventh<\/span> visit:<\/span> March 25-31, 1938 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Eighth visit: <\/span>January 20, 1946 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n