GREAT GIFT OF SATYAGRAHA WAS GIVEN BY MAHATMAJI TO THE COUNTRY. THE FULLY DEVELOPED INVENTION OF MAHATMAJI`S SATYAGRAHI TECHNIQUE WAS SEEN IN THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE OF SOLAPUR IN 1930. THIS EVENTUALLY LED TO THE EXISTENCE OF THE `PEOPLE`S STATE` IN SOLAPUR AS ENVISIONED BY MAHATMAJI. REALIZING THE DANGER, THE BRITISH EMPIRE ISSUED MARTIAL LAW IN SOLAPUR AND ENFORCED IT FOR FIFTY-NINE DAYS. WHAT HAPPENED IN SOLAPUR NEVER CAME OUT OF SOLAPUR. MAHATMAJI HIMSELF AND HIS FOLLOWERS DID NOT UNDERSTAND THIS VICTORY OF THEIR SATYAGRAHI TECHNIQUE TILL THE END. THIS EVENT, WHICH SHOULD BE A GOLDEN PAGE IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE, WAS NOT CAREFULLY RECORDED AND FELL INTO OBLIVION. THIS UNKNOWN HISTORY IS EXPLORED IN THE BOOK SOLAPUR MARTIAL LAW 1930.