Ramarshi Dev Trivedi
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Ramarshi Deo Trivedi a son of landlord
from Mamarkha(now in Govindganj),left his school for the freedom movement. He was the private secretary of Gandhiji
(for one day) while his visit to champaran. He was nicknamed as "RUKHIJI"- 'a squirrel' because Britishers could not catch him, he would flee away after executing his task successfully during the freedom struggle.
He was a very close friend of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, who used address him as "Rishiji". A special task force was formed by the Britishers to arrest. He was later arrested by the Special Task Force. He was sentenced 58 years of imprisonment but spent only 8.5 years in jail during the national freedom movement because India got independence. He was sentenced KALA-PANI but India got freedom from British rule before his departure to Andaman & Nicobar islands.
Post independence he established an "Aashram" and ran Khadi Gramudyog (a small Khadi industry) where Vinoba Bhave and other eminent freedom-fighters very often spent their time. He donated all his property for Bhoodan Movement
carried by Vinoba Bhave
and refused to take pensioner pass (A pass given to all national freedom fighter) because he believed that he had not participated in the freedom struggle for personal gain.
Landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner...
from Mamarkha(now in Govindganj),left his school for the freedom movement. He was the private secretary of Gandhiji
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
(for one day) while his visit to champaran. He was nicknamed as "RUKHIJI"- 'a squirrel' because Britishers could not catch him, he would flee away after executing his task successfully during the freedom struggle.
He was a very close friend of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, who used address him as "Rishiji". A special task force was formed by the Britishers to arrest. He was later arrested by the Special Task Force. He was sentenced 58 years of imprisonment but spent only 8.5 years in jail during the national freedom movement because India got independence. He was sentenced KALA-PANI but India got freedom from British rule before his departure to Andaman & Nicobar islands.
Post independence he established an "Aashram" and ran Khadi Gramudyog (a small Khadi industry) where Vinoba Bhave and other eminent freedom-fighters very often spent their time. He donated all his property for Bhoodan Movement
Bhoodan movement
The Bhoodan Movement or Land Gift Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 started at Pochampally village now known as Bhoodhan Pochampally.-Method:...
carried by Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave
Vinoba Bhave , born Vinayak Narahari Bhave often called Acharya , was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. He is best known for the Bhoodan Andolan...
and refused to take pensioner pass (A pass given to all national freedom fighter) because he believed that he had not participated in the freedom struggle for personal gain.