Why was shukla considered a yeoman
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Yeoman is also called a farmer. It means , a class intermediate between the upper class and the lower class (labourers); In america ,a yeoman is a officer who does the office work etc. Yeoman is also a landholder.It is also called a attendant, retainer and guard.
Raj Kumar Shukla is a yeoman because he was very loyal and a poor farmer. He was from Champaran district which is in Bihar. He had come to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in his district. He was a farmer but worked under pressure, not with happiness.
Raj Kumar Shukla was a poor, emaciated sharecropper who had been a victim of British landlords. He, like many other sharecroppers was exploited by the unscrupulous British landlords. He was illiterate; however, he was determined to fight against the injustice of the British landlords. It was he who went to meet Gandhi Ji to seek his help to fight the British landlords. Gandhi Ji was exceedingly occupied; but he did not leave his side until he had given him a date to visit Champaran. Impressed by the sharecropper’s determination, Gandhi Ji gave him an appointment. Raj Kumar Shukla played a very important role in the Champaran episode.