Yogendra Shukla

Who was Yogendra Shukla?

Yogendra Shukla was an Indian nationalist born in Bihar. He served in the Cellular Jail, and he was among the founders of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Along with Basawon Singh he was among the founder members of Congress Socialist Party from Bihar.

Yogendra Shukla and his nephew Baikuntha Shukla hailed from Jalalpur village in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. From 1932 to 1937, Yogendra served prison sentence in Kalapani, as one of the leaders of the revolutionary movement in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. He became famous for his many exploits. He was a senior associate of Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Datta and had even trained them. He had to serve prison terms for a total of more than sixteen and a half years for his revolutionary activities. During imprisonment in different jails of India, he was subjected to extreme torture, which corroded his iron constitution. He died in a sick condition and he had also become blind.