History Department of Markham College of Commerce, Hazaribagh, organised a seminar on centenary year of famous Champaran Movement led by the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
V-C VBU Prof Ramesh Sharan, PVC Dr Kunul Kandir, Registrar Dr BP Rukhaiyar and Examination Controller Dr BK Gupta were the main speakers of this seminar. They inaugurated the seminar jointly by lighting the lamp and offering flowers on the photograph of Gandhiji.
Addressing the teachers and students present in the seminar, VC Prof Sharan said nowadays a word ‘Development’ was very popular but to achieve the goal of development we would have to follow the path of Gandhian economics in place of Western Economics because it started from the villages and advocates to give priority to small cottage industries in place of big industries.
Calling Gandhiji a symbol of honesty in politics he said that population, people and planet needs balance and we all are suffering due to the outcomes of imbalance everywhere which is a result of dishonest and politics of greed.
PVC Dr. Kandir said that the Champaran Movement is the milestone of our freedom movement in which people of all castes, creeds and genders participated with full vigor.
Registrar Prof. BP Rukhaiyar said that the Champaran Movement was first of its kind in which entire society participated and from here the second phase of our freedom struggle started. He said that the famous Russian Revolution was inspired by this movement. He gave a detailed account of the journey of Gandhiji and of Champaran Movement and said that the present generation should know it to get acquainted with the situation of that period.
Examination Controller Dr. BK Gupta said that the famous Champaran Movement was the start which ultimately gave us freedom in 1947. Sharing the names of leaders of this movement along with Gandhiji, he said that this type of movement has never taken place either before or after this.
Principal Dr. K Upadhyay welcomed the guests, Organizing Secretary Dr. Chandrashekhar Singh introduced the topic and anchored the program while HOD presented vote of thanks.