- Raj Kumar Shukla was the person who convinced Mr. M.K. Gandhi to visit Champaran (Pipra village) for the Champaran Satyagraha. - Raj Kumar Shukla was born in 1875 at Satwaria village, in Champaran. - Bhatt Brahmins in Champaran had earlier revolted against indigo cultivation in 1914 at Pipra.