User:Sant Raut

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Sant Raut was the person who convinced M.K.Gandhi to visit Champaran. He was born in 1861at Amolwa  village, in Champaran, where his Barai ancestors lived since 200 years. Mr. Bhagat stated himself about this in front of Champaran agrarian committee. His another village was Amolwa (अमोलवा) in Champaran itself. In Amolwa, Harpur, Shrirampur,Balua, Murli Bharahwa he has acres of farming land. His father's name was Dahari Raut. He was a villager from India who became famous for his association with Mahatma Gandhi during Champaran Satyagrah Sant Bhagat was instrumental in inviting Gandhi to Champaran village in Bihar and this struggle was a turning point in India's fight for independence.All the farmers and Mahatma Gandhi Sandhi used to meet Mr. Raut home and execute the work by plugging it. At the behest of Sant Bhagat, the land for Bhatiharwa Gandhidhi Ashram was prepared by the Mahants of the temple there. And there the cottage was built with the Bamboo of the Sant Bhagat garden and taking it, and the school was built. And his elder son constructed the school of Chandi Bhagat Board of Amolwa village on the lack of education. It is also know as Sant of Champaran.

History
During the 31st session of the Congress in Lucknow in 1916, Gandhi met Sant Raut(Bhagat) and Raj Kumar Shukla, a representative of farmers from Champaran, who requested him to come and see for himself the miseries of the indigo ryots (tenant farmers) there. Gandhi later wrote in his autobiography “I must confess that I did not then know even the name, much less the geographical position, of Champaran, and I had hardly any notion of indigo plantations.” Now we can say that Sant  Raut and Raj Kumar Shukla met Mahatma Gandhi to make him aware of the plight of the cultivators in Champaran and persuaded him to go there. He was known Indigo cultivator of the area as he was a money lender from village Amolwa & Murli Bharahwa near Narkatiaganj in West Champaran, earning, according to his own statement before the enquiry committee set up by the provincial government, a sum of rupees two thousand a month from interest Barai  in Champaran had earlier revolted against indigo cultivation in 1914 (at Pipra) and 1916

Honour
To commemorate his 156th birth anniversary, after Gandhi's assassination it was first time that Govt. recognise his contributions towards Indian Independence.

On the occasion of 100 years of Champaran Satyagrah noted writer Arvind Mohan written a Book on him and his other supporters named '''Champaran : Satyagrah Ke Sahyogi. (चंपारण :सत्याग्रह के सहयोगी).''' The book released by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on 10th April 2017.