Prasiddha Narayan Singh

Prasiddha Narayan Singh (born 1903) was a Bhojpuri writer, poet, and a freedom fighter.[1] He is known for his patriotic and encouraging poems. Jawaharlal Nehru appreciated his poem Jawahar Swagat on his visit of Ballia during the freedom movement.[2]

Life

He was born in 1903 at Chitbara village in Ballia district of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.[3] His father was Jagmohan Singh. In his earlier days, He was a worker in Mestan high school and later left the job and started property dealing. After that he joined Indian National Congress and started his political career. He also worked as a freedom fighter and took part in the independence struggle.[4]

Works

Bhojpuri
  • Balidani Ballia[5] (Book)
  • Jawahar Swagat (Poem)

Hindi
  • Ballia Jile ke Kavi aur Lekhak (Book)
  • Dorup (poem)

References
  1. Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke Itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. p. 156.
  2. Pathak, Sunil Kumar. Chhavi aur Chhap. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 938311049X.
  3. Caturvedī yaśa sindhu: Paṇḍita Sītārāma Caturvedī abhinandana grantha. Bhārati Parishad. 1995.
  4. Upadhyaya, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka Itihas. Varanasi: Bharatiya Lok Sanskriti Shodh Sansthan. pp. 252–255.
  5. Chaube, Ganesh (1983). Bhojapurī prakāśana ke sai barisa: byorevāra sūcī, 1882 Ī. se 1982. Bhojapurī Akādamī.
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