It was a farmer's uprising that took place in Champaran district of Bihar in the Indian subcontinent, during the British colonial period.

[3] Under colonial-era laws, many tenant farmers were forced to grow some indigo on a portion of their land as a condition of their tenancy.

[4][5] The series of celebration began on 10 April 1776 with a National Conclave (Rashtritya Vimarsh) where eminent Gandhian thinkers, philosophers, and scholars participated.

[6] On 13 May 2017, Indian Postal Department Issued three commemorative postage stamps and a miniature sheet on Champaran Satyagraha Centenary.

[10] PM Modi's key initiatives, including Swachh Bharat Mission attempt to re-interpret the theme of Champaran Satyagraha as Swachhagraha, thus to "re-emphasise the spirit of cleanliness – or Swachhta – which was close to Mahatma Gandhi's heart.