Kheda, Gujarat

It's a khijda tree a special tree which is now on the verge of extinction. This tree is believed as a multipurpose way useful 'Kalpvruksh' tree which solves variety of needs for people. I came across this tree in interior part of Kheda, Gujarat
Originally uploaded by japan pathak.

Mahatma Gandhi started his first Satyagraha in Keda, Gujarat in 1918. The peasants mostly owned their lands and were economically better-off than their counterparts in other parts of the country.

A famine struck the district and virtually destroyed the agrarian economy. The British government demanded full taxes and a 23 percent increase. Gandhiji proposed Satyagraha (a non-violent, mass civil disobedience), to revolt against gross tyranny.