1. Ravishankar Shukla was a leader of the Indian National Congress, Indian independence movement activist, the Premier of the Central Provinces and Berar from 27 April 1946 to 25 January 1950, first Chief Minister of the reorganised Madhya Pradesh state from 1 November 1956 until his death on 31 December 1956, he was elected from Saraipali in Madhya Pradesh.
Ravishankar Shukla served as Member of Constituent Assembly of India from Central Provinces and Berar.
Ravishankar Shukla's ancestors belonged to district Unnao from Uttar Pradesh.
Ravishankar Shukla was admitted to Sunderlal Guru's Pathshala in Saugor.
Ravishankar Shukla continued his schooling at Rajnandgaon and subsequently at Raipur High School.
Ravishankar Shukla then shifted to Jubbulpore and joined Robertson College and completed the Intermediate in the year 1895 aged 18 years.
Ravishankar Shukla married Bhawani Devi, then sixteen years of age, in June 1902.
Ravishankar Shukla privately appeared for Law exams conducted by Calcutta University at Allahabad.
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla had become a member of the Raipur District Council in 1921.
Ravishankar Shukla believed that through these local bodies the freedom struggle could best be fought.
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla established contacts with the teachers of these schools and to induce nationalism in them he organised teachers' conferences.
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla remained the president of Raipur District Council from 1927 to 1937.
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla developed a force of young men to extensively propagate the ideals of the satyagraha.
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla was arrested for his participation in Civil Disobedience Movement.
Ravishankar Shukla got all the programmes of the Council restarted which were closed by the Government.
Ravishankar Shukla was one of the first nationalist leaders to realise the sufferings of the people in the states ruled by Indian Princes.
In July 1946, Pandit Ravishankar Shukla pointedly observed that no princely state could prevail militarily against the army of independent India.
Ravishankar Shukla laid special emphasis on the upliftment of women.
Ravishankar Shukla was a staunch opponent of illiteracy, purdah and dowry system.
Pandit Ravishankar Shukla dominated the Indian political scene, not only before the ten years of his Premier and Chief Ministership, but for decades after his passing away.