Champaran

Champaran is a region of Bihar in India. It is now divided into an East Champaran district and a West Champaran district.

History
In 1917, Mahatma Gandhi led a satyagraha movement in Champaran district against the policies enforced by European landowners and the colonial government. These policies coerced local farmers into cultivating indigo at low prices. In response to Gandhi's leadership, the British authorities initially arrested him but later released him, subsequently amending the laws to alleviate the plight of the peasants. This marked Gandhi's inaugural campaign in India and a significant triumph for the principles of Civil Disobedience.

Notable people

 * Manoj Bajpai – Indian film actor
 * Dinesh Bhramar – poet and noted figure in Hindi and Bhojpuri literature
 * Anuranjan Jha – Indian journalist
 * Abdur Rahman (IPS), Former Indian police officer.
 * Prakash Jha – Indian filmmaker
 * Ramesh Chandra Jha – Indian poet, novelist and freedom fighter
 * Abdullah Khan – novelist and screenwriter
 * Ravish Kumar – Indian journalist
 * Gopal Singh Nepali – Indian poet of Hindi literature, Bollywood lyricist
 * George Orwell – English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic
 * Kedar Pandey – Congress leader and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar
 * Afroz Alam Sahil – Indian journalist
 * Raj Kumar Shukla – indigo cultivator, activist
 * Radha Mohan Singh – Indian politician
 * Sanjeev K Jha – Indian script writer, filmmaker