Chauri Chaura

Hulton Archive1930-01-01

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Followers of Mahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) burned down the police station at Chauri Chaura and threw 21 policemen and inspectors into the fire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Title: Chauri Chaura
Creator: Hulton Archive
Date Created: 1930-01-01
Provenance: Hulton Archive
Subject Keywords: Group, People, Death, Conflict, Horizontal, Black And White, India, Dead Person, Following, Police Officer, Throwing, Station, Fire, Police Station, Politics, Burnt, Mahatma Gandhi, Males, Government, Human Interest, 1930-1939
Collection ID: 60
Collection: Hulton Archive
Artist Title: Stringer

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