Sadaqat
Ashram is located in
Patna
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), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
,
Bihar
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, beside the main road of
Digha
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area, on the banks of the River
Ganges
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, almost seven kilometres from the
airport
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. This was one of the residences of Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian Nationa ...
, the first President of India, who lived there after retirement and spent the last days of his life there.
It was established by
Maulana Mazharul Haque in 1921. Spread over 20 acres,
ashram's land was donated by his close associate Maulana Mazharul Haque's friend Khairun miyan to the national movement. During the independence movement important meetings between eminent freedom fighters like Brajkishore Prasad, Maulana Mazharul Haque, Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, and Rajendra Prasad took place here. After Independence,
Jayaprakash Narayan
Jayaprakash Narayan (; 11 October 1902 – 8 October 1979), popularly referred to as JP or ''Lok Nayak'' ( Hindi for "People's leader"), was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader. He is remembered for l ...
launched his historic movement during the 1970s from the Sadaqat Ashram.
Present day
Today, it is the headquarters of
Bihar Vidyapeeth,
a National University and
Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. The ashram now has a museum, the
Rajendra Smriti Sangrahalaya, that displays Rajendra Prasad's personal belongings and many historical things belonging to the freedom struggle of India. It attracts many tourists every year.
See also
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Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram (also known as Gandhi Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, from the town hall. This was one of the many residences of Mahatma Ga ...
References
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Ashrams
Buildings and structures in Patna
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Tourist attractions in Patna
Residential buildings completed in 1921
20th-century architecture in India