Pt. Sundarlal Sharma
Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (21 December 1881 — 28 December 1940) was a key figure in the independence movement from Chhattisgarh. He was largely responsible for ushering in political and social consciousness to Chhattisgarh. In 1920, he started the canal satyagraha, also known as the Nahar satyagraha, at a village called Kandel in Dhamtari Tehsil. Chhattisgarh has a Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University, university in the name of Pandit Sundarlal Sharma. Biography Pt. Sundarlal Sharma was born in a village of Chandrasur near Raipur and spent most of his life in Raipur. He was under influence of Mahatma Gandhi, and, in particular, he organized Gandhi's visit to Raipur in 1920. At the time, he has already been active in the local level politics, with the goal of implementing social reforms such as abolition of castes and integrating untouchables into society. Later, he entered politics at the national level and represented Madhya Pradesh in the Indian independence movement. He ...
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