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| name = Gandhi Maidan
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| location = [[Patna]], [[India]]<br />{{coord|25|36|28.77|N|85|10|03.06|E|}}
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| operator = [[Patna Municipal Corporation]]
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| open = Year-round
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'''Gandhi Maidan''' is a historic ground in [[Patna]], near the banks of the [[Ganges]] River, in [[Bihar]], India. The [[Golghar]] falls to its west. During the period of 1824–1833, under British rule, it was used as a golf course and horse racing track and was called '''Patna Lawns'''. It is spread across 60 acres of land.

==History==
Several movements were launched on the Patna Lawns during the Indian freedom struggle, the most important being the [[Champaran]] movement and the [[Quit India]] movement of 1942. Many prominent leaders of the [[Indian Independence Movement]], such as [[Mohandas K. Gandhi]], [[Rajendra Prasad]],<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/freedom/congress/c127.htm
|title = Great freedom Fighters
|author = Kamat
|publisher = Kamat's archive
|access-date = 2006-02-25
|url-status = live
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060220003547/http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/freedom/congress/c127.htm
|archive-date = 20 February 2006
|df = dmy-all
}}

</ref> [[Anugrah Narayan Sinha]], [[Sardar Patel]], [[Maulana Azad]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Jaya Prakash Narayan]] and [[Sri Krishna Sinha]] addressed their rallies from here. It was said{{who|date=March 2011}} that a leader had not arrived until he had addressed a rally at the Patna Lawns.

[[JP Movement]], the successful opposition movement to [[Indira Gandhi]], was also launched from this historic ground.

Presently, this ground is used for private parties, mass prayers and trade fairs. The flag-raising ceremony on the Indian [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] and [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] is held here by the [[Chief Minister]] and [[Governor of Bihar]] respectively.

In the north western corner lies the Gandhi Sangrahalaya, which showcases various pictures and records of Mahatma Gandhi's presence and connections with Bihar. During 1947, it was the house of the Education Minister, Dr. Syed Mahmud. These grounds are situated near [[Ashok Rajpath]] in Moradpur and are 2.5 km from central Patna.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holidayiq.com/Gandhi-Maidan-Patna-Sightseeing-505-816.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-05-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530060643/http://www.holidayiq.com/Gandhi-Maidan-Patna-Sightseeing-505-816.html |archive-date=30 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

During his Bihar visit at the time of Champaran Satyagraha, Mahatma Gandhi addressed a huge meeting at Patna Lawns. That meeting was the first time Indians were allowed to visit Patna Lawn without any restrictions. Until then, entry was restricted to Europeans and the elite (Loyalist Indians).

The historic '''Patna''' '''Lawn''' was renamed '''Gandhi Maidan''' in 1948 after his assassination as a tribute. A statue of Gandhi was erected in 1990s near the southern end.
[[File:Gandhi Maidan, Patna 2016.jpg|thumb|This beautiful site was seen in Bihar's Gandhi Maidan, Patna;Bihar before 2016;
But on the name of redevelopment of Gandhi Maidan,this site was vanished.]]

==World's tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi==
{{main|Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi Maidan}}
[[File:New Gandhi statue Patna 02.JPG|thumb|300px|World's tallest statue of Mahatma Gandhi]]

{{main|2013 Patna bombings}}
On 27 October 2013, there were [[2013 Patna bombings|six serial bomb blasts]] at Gandhi Maidan just before the [[BJP]]'s prime ministerial candidate [[Narendra Modi]] reached there to address a huge gathering. Eight people were killed and 66 injured in the serial blasts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/5-killed-in-6-serial-bomb-blasts-at-Modi-rally/articleshow/24776110.cms? |title=5 killed in 6 serial bomb blasts at Modi rally |work=The Times of India |date=27 October 2013 |access-date=27 October 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005616/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/5-killed-in-6-serial-bomb-blasts-at-Modi-rally/articleshow/24776110.cms |archive-date=12 February 2018 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

{{main|2014 Patna stampede}}
On 3 October 2014 a stampede took place in Gandhi Maidan, on the occasion of [[Dussehra]] festival, in which reportedly 32 people died.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/patna-stampede-32-dead-pm-modi-sanctions-rs-2-lakh-for-kin-of-departed-rs-50000-for-critically-hurt_1479699.html|title=Patna stampede: 32 dead, PM Modi sanctions Rs 2 lakh for kin of departed, Rs 50,000 for critically hurt|newspaper=[[Zee News]] |access-date=3 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/10/03/4158908/at-least-32-die-in-stampede-during.html |title=At least 32 die in stampede during Indian festival |newspaper=fresnobee |access-date=3 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074737/http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/10/03/4158908/at-least-32-die-in-stampede-during.html |archive-date=6 October 2014 }}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Patna Book Fair]]
* [[Gandhi Sangrahalaya, Patna]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Patna}}
{{Tourist attractions in Patna}}

[[Category:Parks in Patna]]
[[Category:History of Patna]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Patna]]
[[Category:Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi]]
[[Category:Maidans in India]]

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>KhojKaBojh at 04:15, 31 August 2021