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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Indian independence activist (1875–1929)}} | ||
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{{Infobox writer | {{Infobox writer | ||
| name = Raj Kumar shukla | | name = Raj Kumar shukla | ||
| image = Raj Kumar Shukla 2000 stamp of India.jpg | | image = Raj Kumar Shukla 2000 stamp of India.jpg | ||
| caption = Shukla on a 2000 stamp of India | | caption = Raj kumar Shukla on a 2000 stamp of India | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1875|08|23}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1875|08|23}} | ||
| birth_place = Murli Bharahwa, [[Champaran]], [[Bihar]] | | birth_place = Murli Bharahwa, [[Champaran]], [[Bihar]] | ||
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| death_place = [[Motihari]], [[Bihar]] | | death_place = [[Motihari]], [[Bihar]] | ||
| occupation = Freedom fighter, Farmer | | occupation = Freedom fighter, Farmer | ||
| language = [[ | | language = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]],[[Hindi]] | ||
| nationality = [[India]]n | | nationality = [[India]]n | ||
| period = 1890s – 1920s | | period = 1890s – 1920s | ||
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'''Raj Kumar Shukla''' (23 August 1875 – 20 May 1929) was the person who convinced [[Mahatma Gandhi]] to visit [[Champaran]] which later led to the [[Champaran Satyagraha]]. | '''Raj Kumar Shukla''' (23 August 1875 – 20 May 1929) was the person who convinced [[Mahatma Gandhi]] to visit [[Champaran]] which later led to the [[Champaran Satyagraha]]. Shukla at the time paid well to work under Hafiz Din Mohammad and was sent to meet Gandhi. | ||
== | ==Biography == | ||
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 miseries of the indigo ryots (tenant farmers) there. Gandhi later wrote in his autobiography “I must confess that I did not then know even the name, much less the geographical position, of Champaran, and I had hardly any notion of indigo plantations.”{{cn|date=May 2025}} Shukla thus met Gandhi to make him aware of the plight of the cultivators in Champaran and persuaded him to go there. He was a known Indigo cultivator of the area as he was a money lender from village Murli Bharahwa near Narkatiyaganj in West Champaran, earning, according to his own statement before the enquiry committee set up by the provincial government, a sum of two thousand rupees a month from interest. <ref>{{cite book |title=Gandhi: A Political and Spiritual Life |last=Tidrick |first=Kathryn|author-link=Kathryn Tidrick|year=2006 |publisher=I.B.Tauris |isbn=978-1-84511-166-3 |page=117 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pp-gZ5OVkuUC&pg=PA117&dq=%22Raj+Kumar+Shukla%22 |accessdate=6 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tirhut-muzaffarpur.bih.nic.in/District/Bettaih.htm |title=West Chaparan District at a Glance |work=Tirhut Division |accessdate=6 October 2008 }}</ref> | |||
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 miseries of the indigo ryots (tenant farmers) there. Gandhi later wrote in his autobiography “I must confess that I did not then know even the name, much less the geographical position, of Champaran, and I had hardly any notion of indigo plantations.” | |||
==Honour== | ==Honour== | ||
To commemorate his 125th birth anniversary, the [[India Post|Department of Posts]] released a stamp in his honour in 2000. On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagrah Govt. of Bihar established a Statue of Pt. Rajkumar Shukla at Gandhi Sangrhalay (गांधी संग्रहालय) Patna | To commemorate his 125th birth anniversary, the [[India Post|Department of Posts]] released a stamp in his honour in 2000.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagrah Govt. of Bihar established a Statue of Pt. Rajkumar Shukla at Gandhi Sangrhalay (गांधी संग्रहालय) Patna.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} The [[Gandhi Peace Foundation]] in Delhi has showcased a photograph of Raj Kumar Shukla.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | ||
==Books on Raj Kumar Shukla== | ==Books on Raj Kumar Shukla== | ||
On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha, Arvind Mohan wrote a book on him and his other supporters titles ''Champaran : Satyagrah Ke Sahyogi. ''The book was released by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on 10 April 2017. In September 2017 Mohan wrote another book'', Mr. M.K. Gandhi ki Champaran Diary,'' where Raj Kumar Shukla emerged as main contributor of Mahatma Gandhi's satyagraha''.'' | On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha, Arvind Mohan wrote a book on him and his other supporters titles ''Champaran : Satyagrah Ke Sahyogi.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} ''The book was released by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on 10 April 2017. In September 2017 Mohan wrote another book'', Mr. M.K. Gandhi ki Champaran Diary,'' where Raj Kumar Shukla emerged as main contributor of Mahatma Gandhi's satyagraha''.''{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | ||
==Gandhi in Champaran== | ==Gandhi in Champaran== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Indian independence movement]] | [[Category:Indian independence movement]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bihar]] | [[Category:People from Bihar]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 20 October 2025
Raj Kumar shukla | |
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 Raj kumar Shukla on a 2000 stamp of India | |
| Born | 23 August 1875 Murli Bharahwa, Champaran, Bihar |
| Died | 20 May 1929 (aged 53) Motihari, Bihar |
| Occupation | Freedom fighter, Farmer |
| Language | Bhojpuri, Maithili,Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1890s – 1920s |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Raj Kumar Shukla (23 August 1875 – 20 May 1929) was the person who convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran which later led to the Champaran Satyagraha. Shukla at the time paid well to work under Hafiz Din Mohammad and was sent to meet Gandhi.
Biography[edit | edit source]
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 miseries of the indigo ryots (tenant farmers) there. Gandhi later wrote in his autobiography “I must confess that I did not then know even the name, much less the geographical position, of Champaran, and I had hardly any notion of indigo plantations.”[citation needed] Shukla thus met Gandhi to make him aware of the plight of the cultivators in Champaran and persuaded him to go there. He was a known Indigo cultivator of the area as he was a money lender from village Murli Bharahwa near Narkatiyaganj in West Champaran, earning, according to his own statement before the enquiry committee set up by the provincial government, a sum of two thousand rupees a month from interest. [1][2]
Honour[edit | edit source]
To commemorate his 125th birth anniversary, the Department of Posts released a stamp in his honour in 2000.[citation needed] On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagrah Govt. of Bihar established a Statue of Pt. Rajkumar Shukla at Gandhi Sangrhalay (गांधी संग्रहालय) Patna.[citation needed] The Gandhi Peace Foundation in Delhi has showcased a photograph of Raj Kumar Shukla.[citation needed]
Books on Raj Kumar Shukla[edit | edit source]
On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagraha, Arvind Mohan wrote a book on him and his other supporters titles Champaran : Satyagrah Ke Sahyogi.[citation needed] The book was released by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on 10 April 2017. In September 2017 Mohan wrote another book, Mr. M.K. Gandhi ki Champaran Diary, where Raj Kumar Shukla emerged as main contributor of Mahatma Gandhi's satyagraha.[citation needed]
Gandhi in Champaran[edit | edit source]
Mahatama Gandhi arrived in Champaran with his team of eminent nationalists, Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Brajkishore Prasad, after which the Champaran Satyagraha began.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Tidrick, Kathryn (2006). Gandhi: A Political and Spiritual Life. I.B.Tauris. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-84511-166-3. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ "West Chaparan District at a Glance". Tirhut Division. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ Brown, Judith Margaret (1972). Gandhi's Rise to Power, Indian Politics 1915–1922: Indian Politics 1915–1922. New Delhi: Cambridge University Press Archive. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-521-09873-1.