Dr Rajendra Prasad : A gem of Modern India

Prabhat Kishore
Contd from previous issue
In Champaran, the work of emancipating the farmers from slavery was going on, while in Gujarat, under the leadership of Vallabhbhai Patel, the farmers of Kheda were performing satyagraha. Rajendra Babu went to Kheda to meet Patel and gave moral support to the movement. After about two years of agitation, the British indigo managers left Champaran. In September 1920, Rajendra Prasad was completely engrossed in the service of the country by giving up his advocacy. For the promotion of the national movement, he started the publication of “Desh” in Hindi and “Searchlight” in English, which gave a big boost to the freedom movement. On January 15, 1934, in the devastating earth- quake of Bihar, lakhs of houses collapsed, wells were filled with sand and there was panic all around.
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