Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Express photo/File) Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Express photo/File)Following his return from South Africa in 1917, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched a satyagraha to counter the oppression of indigo farmers by the colonial state. So, while launching the centenary celebration of the Mahatma’s Champaran Satyagraha, the prime minister also rekindled the sanitation drive and reframed it as “From Satyagraha to Swachagraha”. The prime minister has rendered yeoman’s service in bringing yoga to the fore in the international arena.

Source: Indian Express April 10, 2018 18:33 UTC