Who invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran to solve the problem of Indigo

1.	Who invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran to solve the problem of Indigo planters?1. Raj Kumar Shukla2. Ram Verma3. Rajendra Prasad4. Acharya Kriplani
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Raj Kumar Shukla The correct answer is Raj Kumar Shukla. Raj Kumar Shukla convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran, which was a turning point in India’s struggle for independence. Raj Kumar Shukla was born on 23rd August 1875 in Satwaria village of Champaran in Bihar. He was a famous Indigo cultivator of Champaran and he was a money lender as well. He rose to fame for his close association with Gandhiji during the Champaran Satyagraha. Gandhiji returned to India in January 1915 after gaining experience in South Africa with his agitational/ protest methods. After coming to India, he decided to travel to India and not take any position on any political matter for at least one year. In 1917 Gandhiji was requested to look into the problems of the farmers in the context of indigo planters of Champaran in Bihar. The European planters had been forcing the peasants to grow indigo on 3/20 part of the total land (called the tinkathia system). Recently, the Department of Posts has issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla.

Who invited Mahatma Gandhi to Champaran to solve the problem of Indigo planters?1. Raj Kumar Shukla2. Ram Verma3. Rajendra Prasad4. Acharya Kriplani

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Raj Kumar Shukla

The correct answer is Raj Kumar Shukla.

Raj Kumar Shukla convinced Mahatma Gandhi to visit Champaran, which was a turning point in India’s struggle for independence.
Raj Kumar Shukla was born on 23rd August 1875 in Satwaria village of Champaran in Bihar.
He was a famous Indigo cultivator of Champaran and he was a money lender as well.
He rose to fame for his close association with Gandhiji during the Champaran Satyagraha.

Gandhiji returned to India in January 1915 after gaining experience in South Africa with his agitational/ protest methods.
- After coming to India, he decided to travel to India and not take any position on any political matter for at least one year.
In 1917 Gandhiji was requested to look into the problems of the farmers in the context of indigo planters of Champaran in Bihar.
The European planters had been forcing the peasants to grow indigo on 3/20 part of the total land (called the tinkathia system).

Recently, the Department of Posts has issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Rajkumar Shukla.