Godhra is widely known in India and internationally for being the starting point of the 2002 Gujarat riots . Statewide religious riots between Hindus and Muslims began after the Godhra train burning incident near the Godhra railway station on 27 February 2002 , where about 59 train passengers were burnt alive . It was in Godhra that Vallabhbhai Patel first met Gandhi in 1917 and was subsequently drawn into the Indian freedom struggle
Godhra train burning
Godhra train burning
Godhra