“The Indian National Movement was the greatest creation of the Indian People” – Prof. Irfan Habib

Prof. Irfan Habib, distinguished historian, gave a lecture at a programme organised by SAHMAT on hundred years of Champaran satyagrah. Prof. Habib put the movement in context of Indian National Movement. According to him, it was the Champaran movement that linked the poor to the potential nationalist leadership. This linkage was among one of the most important tasks accomplished by Mahatma Gandhi.