The 100th anniversary of the Chauri Chaura event was recently commemorated in India.
Highlights
PM Modi kicked off the centennial celebrations for Chauri Chaura. The incident was commemorated with the release of a postal stamp.
The Chauri Chaura Shaheed memorial will be renovated into a heritage tourism attraction by the Uttar Pradesh government.
Chauri Chaura is a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district. Due to Chauri Chaura, Mahatma Gandhiji called a halt to the non-cooperation movement.
On February 4, 1922, the incident occurred. The volunteers of the Non-Cooperation Movement marched to a local Police station on February 4, 1922.