Manoranjan Prasad Sinha

Manoranjan Prasad Sinha (10 Oct. 1900 - Nov. 1971) was a Bhojpuri poet, author and professor and Principal of Rajendra College, Chapra. He is famous for his Bhojpuri poem Firangia, which he wrote in 1921 during Non-cooperation movement.[1] He was also elected as the president of 18th Bihar Hindi Sammelan at Motihari.[2]

Manoranjan Prasad Sinha
BornManoranjan Prasad Sinha
(1900-10-10)10 October 1900
Shahabad
DiedRanchi
OccupationPoet, Professor
LanguageBhojpuri, Hindi
ParentsRajeshwar Prasad (Father)

Life

He was born on 10th October 1900 in Shahabad district, his father Rajeshwar Prasad was a Judge. His family later shifted to Dumraon town of the district (presently Buxar)[3] After completing his higher studies he became Reader at Banaras Hindu University. Later he became the Principal of Rajendra College at Chhapra. After retiring from here he became the Chancellor of Hindi Vidyapeeth in Deoghar.[4] He spent his last years of life at an Ashram in Vrindavan. In the month of November in 1971 he died in Ranchi.[5]

Works

Bhojpuri
  • Firangia
  • Chausa Ke Maidan Me[6]
  • Kitaban Me Ego Duniya Basal Ba
  • Kaga Bhore Bhore Bole Hamra Angana

Hindi
  • Uttarakhand Ke Path Par


References
  1. Upadhyaya, Vishwamitra (1997). Lokagītoṃ meṃ krāntikārī cetanā. Prakāśana Vibhāga, Sūcanā aura Prasāraṇa Mantrālaya, Bhārata Sarakāra.
  2. Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar. Impression Publication.
  3. Singh, Durgashankar prasad. Bhojpuri ke kavi aur kavya. Patna: Kalika press. p. 243.
  4. Upadhyay, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka itihasa. Varanasi: Bhojpuri Loksanskriti Shodh Sansthan.
  5. Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. p. 155.
  6. Kumar, Arun (2018). Grierson : Bhasha Aur Sahitya Chintan. Vani Prakashan. ISBN 978-9387889330.
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