Gandhi Jayanti at Badanavalu Village

According to news reports, on 2 October 2022, the Bharat Jodo Yatra headed by Rahul Gandhi will march to the Badanavalu village in the Mysuru district of Karnataka.

The yatris’ visit to Badanavalu on Gandhi Jayanti is significant due to Badanavalu’s history as a self-sustaining village. According to Sharada Ganesh’s “A Dream called Badanavalu,” “back in those days, when Gandhiji was advocating ‘swaraj’ and ‘self-sufficient’ villages, Badanavalu was a living example of one such model village” due to its booming khadi and cottage industries.