Pandit Raj Kumar Shukla

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.

Pandit Shukla played an important role in bringing Gandhiji to Champaran and making the Satyagraha movement successful. Shukla, who sacrificed all his property and property in the movement, spent the rest of his life in poverty and after completing his work, Shukla left this world on May 20, 1929.