Prasiddha Narayan Singh Explained

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)

Notes and References

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