For Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Bezawada (now Vijayawada) was a special place, which he had visited several times between 1919 and 1946.
Mahatma Gandhi had participated in several meetings and attended a few programmes near the railway station and other places.
Anecdotes of the visits of Mahatma Gandhi and several other leaders serve as an inspiration to the people of Vijayawada as they celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.