Vc shukla biography of mahatma gandhi
Vc shukla biography of mahatma gandhi
Biography of mahatma gandhi death.
Raj Kumar Shukla
Freedom Fighter
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Raj kumar Shukla on a 2000 stamp of India | |
Born | (1875-08-23)23 August 1875 Murli Bharahwa, Champaran, Bihar |
Died | 20 May 1929(1929-05-20) (aged 53) Motihari, Bihar |
Occupation | Freedom fighter, Farmer |
Language | Bhojpuri, Maithili,Hindi |
Nationality | Indian |
Period | 1890s â 1920s |
Children | 2 daughters |
Raj Kumar Shukla (23 August 1875 â 20 May 1929) was the person who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran which later led to the Champaran Satyagraha.[1] Shukla at the time paid well to work under Hafiz Din Mohammad and was sent to meet Gandhi.
Early life
Raj Kumar Shukla was born in 1875 in a Brahmin family in Satwaria village near Narkatiaganj in West Champaran.[2]
History
During the 31st session of the Congress in Lucknow in 1916, Gandhiji met Raj Kumar Shukla, a representative of farmers from Champaran, who requested him to come and see for himself the miser