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'''Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari''' popularly known as '''Dr BP Keshari''' was an educationist and writer. He was one of the prominent leader in movement for separate state of Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/farewell-to-tribal-rights-leader/cid/1331167|title=Farewell to tribal rights leader|website=telegraphindia|date=17 August 2016|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/educationist-b-p-kesri-passes-away-116081500687_1.html|title=Educationist B P Kesri passes away|website=business-standard|date=15 August 2016|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref>
'''Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari''', popularly known as '''Dr BP Keshari''', was an educationist and writer. He was a prominent leader in the movement for a separate state, Jharkhand.<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/farewell-to-tribal-rights-leader/cid/1331167|title=Farewell to tribal rights leader|website=telegraphindia|date=17 August 2016|access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/educationist-b-p-kesri-passes-away-116081500687_1.html|title=Educationist B P Kesri passes away|website=business-standard|date=15 August 2016|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Life==
===Early life===
Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari was born in Pithoria in [[Ranchi district]] in [[Bihar Province]] on 1 July 1933 to Shivnarayan Sahu and Lagan Devi in a [[Kesarwani]] family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.patrika.com/ranchi-news/fighter-dr-kesari-prasad-visweshwar-pm-expressed-grief-over-the-demise-1376281/|title=सेनानी डॉ बिश्वेश्वर प्रसाद केसरी के निधन पर सीएम ने जताया शोक|website=patrika|date=16 August 2016|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> He completed M.A and PhD from Ranchi University.<ref name="prabhatkhabar">{{cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/story/845145.html|title=डॉ बीपी केसरी की राजकीय सम्मान के साथ अंत्येष्टि|website=prabhatkhabar|date=17 August 2016|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> According to him, when he was in intermediate of Ranchi College, he attained wedding of relatives in [[Pithuriya]]. When he heard the nagpuri song sung by women, he astounded at the depth of meaning and decided to collect unpublished nagpuri songs.<ref name="telegraphindia">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/giant-new-chapter-for-nagpuri-poetry/cid/362632|title=Giant new chapter for Nagpuri poetry|website=telegraphindia|date=5 November 2012|access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref>
Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari was born in [[Pithoria]] in [[Ranchi district]] in [[Bihar Province]] on 1 July 1933 to Shivnarayan Sahu and Lagan Devi in a [[Kesarwani]] family.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.patrika.com/ranchi-news/fighter-dr-kesari-prasad-visweshwar-pm-expressed-grief-over-the-demise-1376281/|title=सेनानी डॉ बिश्वेश्वर प्रसाद केसरी के निधन पर सीएम ने जताया शोक|website=patrika|date=16 August 2016|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> He completed the M.A and PhD from Ranchi University.<ref name="prabhatkhabar">{{cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/story/845145.html|title=डॉ बीपी केसरी की राजकीय सम्मान के साथ अंत्येष्टि|website=prabhatkhabar|date=17 August 2016|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> According to him, when he was in intermediate of Ranchi College, he attained wedding of relatives in Pithoria. When he heard the nagpuri song sung by women, he was astounded at the depth of meaning and decided to collect unpublished nagpuri songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/giant-new-chapter-for-nagpuri-poetry/cid/362632|title=Giant new chapter for Nagpuri poetry|website=telegraphindia|date=5 November 2012|access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref>


==Career==
===Career===
He started his career as assistant professor in [[Daltonganj]] in 1957. He established Tribal and Regional language department in Ranchi University along with [[Ram Dayal Munda]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/bid-to-save-language-treasure-by-dr-keshri.html|title=Bid to save language treasure by Dr Keshri|website=dailypioneer|date=30 March 2014|access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> He was professor in Tribal and regional language department. He was prominent leader in movement for separate state of Jharkhand. He was member of "Jharkhand coordinator committee" along with [[Ram Dayal Munda]] and [[Binod Bihari Mahato]] in 1989 which was instrumental in coordination between various fraction of Jharkhand movement.
He started his career as an assistant professor in [[Daltonganj]] in 1957. He established the Tribal and Regional language department at [[Ranchi University]] along with [[Ram Dayal Munda]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/bid-to-save-language-treasure-by-dr-keshri.html|title=Bid to save language treasure by Dr Keshri|website=dailypioneer|date=30 March 2014|access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> He was professor in the Tribal and regional language department. He was a prominent leader in the movement for a separate state, Jharkhand. He was a member of the "Jharkhand coordinator committee" along with [[Ram Dayal Munda]] and [[Binod Bihari Mahato]] in 1989, which was instrumental in coordination between various fractions of the Jharkhand movement. JCC sent a memorandum to form the Jharkhand state in 1988. As a result, Central government formed a committee on the Jharkhand matter in 1989. It stressed the need of greater allocation of the development funds for the area and The Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council formed in 1994 which regulated in the areas of agriculture, rural health, public work, public health and minerals.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z94JEAAAQBAJ|title=India′s Tribes Unfolding Realities|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|author=Vinay Kumar Srivastava|page=212|year=2020|isbn=978-9353886608}}</ref>


He established "Nagpuri Sansthan" on 17 February 2002 with his wife Shanti Keshri in Pithoria. In library of Nagpuri Sansthan, there are 520 books in tribal and regional languages, 515 books and 192 magazines of English literature, 1556 books of Hindi literature, 3392 magazines in Nagpuri. Also there are 117 poems of 67 poets of Nagpuri language, biography of 645 Nagpuri poet and 35000 poems and 4000 folk song composed by them.<ref name="prabhatkhabar"/>
He established "Nagpuri Sansthan" on 17 February 2002 with his wife Shanti Keshri in Pithoria. In the library of Nagpuri Sansthan, there are 520 books in tribal and regional languages, 515 books and 192 magazines of English literature, 1556 books of Hindi literature and 3392 magazines in Nagpuri. Also, there are 117 poems of 67 poets of the Nagpuri language, biographies of 645 Nagpuri poets and 35000 poems and 4000 folk songs composed by them.<ref name="prabhatkhabar"/>

===Last days and death===
He was suffering from pneumonia. He died in Ranchi at the age of 83. His cremation was performed with the state honour in Pithoria and attended by minister [[Chandra Prakash Choudhary]], [[Sudesh Mahto]], women's commission chairman [[Mahua Maji]] and associates from [[AJSU Party]], [[Surya Singh Besra]] and Deo Sharan Bhagat.<ref name="telegraphindia"/>


==Work==
==Work==
Dr. BP Keshri wrote several books.<ref name="prabhatkhabar"/> Some are following:
Dr. BP Keshri wrote several books.<ref name="prabhatkhabar"/> Some are the following:
*''Nagpuri bhasa aur Sahitya''
*''Nagpuri bhasa aur Sahitya''
*''Sahitya ke tatwa aur ayam''
*''Sahitya ke tatwa aur ayam''
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[[Category:Ranchi University alumni]]
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[[Category:Nagpuri-language writers]]
[[Category:Scholars from Bihar]]
[[Category:Scholars from Bihar]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi district]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi district]]

Latest revision as of 16:07, 15 February 2023

Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari
Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari
Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari
Born1 July 1933
Pithoria, Ranchi district, Bihar Province (now Jharkhand), British India
Died14 August 2016(2016-08-14) (aged 83)
OccupationProfessor, Writer, Scholar
Language
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
EducationM.A, Ph.D.
Alma materRanchi University
Literary movementJharkhand movement
Notable works
  • Nagpuri bhasa aur Sahitya
  • Sahitya ke tatwa aur ayam
  • Jharkhandi bhasaon ki samasyaen aur Sambhabnaen
  • Chotanagpur ka Itihas
  • Jharkhand Andolan ki Bastabikta
  • Thakur Vishwanath Sahi
  • Charitra Nirman
  • Jharkhand ke Sadan
  • Om Vishwavidyalaya Namah
  • Kavi Ratna Sarda Prasad Sharma:ek antarang Aklan
  • Nagpuri geeton me shringar ras
  • Cultural Jharkhand
  • Nagpuri Lokgeet Bruhat Sangrah
  • Nagpuri kavi aur Unka Kavya
Notable awards
  • Vikramshila Vidyapeeth
  • Vidya Sagar (1982) by Bhagalpur University
  • Jharkhand Ratna(1999) by Lok Seva Samiti
  • Bhartendu Harishchandra Samman(2003)
  • Jharkhand Gaurab Samman (2009)
  • Rajbhasa Samman(2010)
  • Ranchi Doordarshan Kendra Samman(2010)
  • Lifetime achievement award by government of Jharkhand (2011-12)
SpouseSmt. Shanti Keshari
ChildrenDr. Sabita Keshari (daughter), Dr. Sanjay Kumar Keshari (son) and Dr. Seema Keshari (daughter)
Relatives
  • Sri Shivnarayan Sahu (father)
  • Smt. Lagan Devi (mother)

Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari, popularly known as Dr BP Keshari, was an educationist and writer. He was a prominent leader in the movement for a separate state, Jharkhand.[1][2]

Life

[edit]

Early life

[edit]

Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari was born in Pithoria in Ranchi district in Bihar Province on 1 July 1933 to Shivnarayan Sahu and Lagan Devi in a Kesarwani family.[3] He completed the M.A and PhD from Ranchi University.[4] According to him, when he was in intermediate of Ranchi College, he attained wedding of relatives in Pithoria. When he heard the nagpuri song sung by women, he was astounded at the depth of meaning and decided to collect unpublished nagpuri songs.[5]

Career

[edit]

He started his career as an assistant professor in Daltonganj in 1957. He established the Tribal and Regional language department at Ranchi University along with Ram Dayal Munda in the 1980s.[6] He was professor in the Tribal and regional language department. He was a prominent leader in the movement for a separate state, Jharkhand. He was a member of the "Jharkhand coordinator committee" along with Ram Dayal Munda and Binod Bihari Mahato in 1989, which was instrumental in coordination between various fractions of the Jharkhand movement. JCC sent a memorandum to form the Jharkhand state in 1988. As a result, Central government formed a committee on the Jharkhand matter in 1989. It stressed the need of greater allocation of the development funds for the area and The Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council formed in 1994 which regulated in the areas of agriculture, rural health, public work, public health and minerals.[7]

He established "Nagpuri Sansthan" on 17 February 2002 with his wife Shanti Keshri in Pithoria. In the library of Nagpuri Sansthan, there are 520 books in tribal and regional languages, 515 books and 192 magazines of English literature, 1556 books of Hindi literature and 3392 magazines in Nagpuri. Also, there are 117 poems of 67 poets of the Nagpuri language, biographies of 645 Nagpuri poets and 35000 poems and 4000 folk songs composed by them.[4]

Last days and death

[edit]

He was suffering from pneumonia. He died in Ranchi at the age of 83. His cremation was performed with the state honour in Pithoria and attended by minister Chandra Prakash Choudhary, Sudesh Mahto, women's commission chairman Mahua Maji and associates from AJSU Party, Surya Singh Besra and Deo Sharan Bhagat.[1]

Work

[edit]

Dr. BP Keshri wrote several books.[4] Some are the following:

  • Nagpuri bhasa aur Sahitya
  • Sahitya ke tatwa aur ayam
  • Jharkhandi bhasaon ki samasyaen aur Sambhabnaen
  • Chotanagpur ka Itihas
  • Jharkhand Andolan ki Bastabikta
  • Charitra Nirman
  • Jharkhand ke Sadan
  • Main Jharkhand me hoon
  • Om Vishwavidyalaya Namah
  • Kavi Ratna Sarda Prasad Sharma:ek antarang Aklan
  • Nagpuri geeton me shringar ras
  • Sirf Solah safe
  • Sos sare safe
  • Satyacharn
  • Thakur Vishwanath Sahi
  • Nerua lota urf sanskritik awdharna
  • Cultural Jharkhand
  • Problem and Prospects
  • Nagpuri bhasa udgam aur Vikas
  • Jharkhand ke Itihar ki kuchh jaruri baten
  • Radio le dutho (Nagpuri Natak)
  • Nagpuri Lokgeet Bruhat Sangrah
  • Nagpuri kavi aur Unka Kavya

Awards and recognition

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  • Vikramshila Vidyapeeth
  • Vidya Sagar (1982) by Bhagalpur University
  • Jharkhand Ratna (1999) by Lok Seva Samiti
  • Bhartendu Harishchandra Samman (2003)
  • Jharkhand Gaurab Samman (2009)
  • Rajbhasa Samman (2010)
  • Ranchi Doordarshan Kendra Samman (2010)
  • Lifetime achievement award by government of Jharkhand (2011–12)
  • Akhara Samman (2013)
  • Brajendra Mohan Chakraborty Sahitya Samman (2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Farewell to tribal rights leader". telegraphindia. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Educationist B P Kesri passes away". business-standard. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "सेनानी डॉ बिश्वेश्वर प्रसाद केसरी के निधन पर सीएम ने जताया शोक". patrika. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "डॉ बीपी केसरी की राजकीय सम्मान के साथ अंत्येष्टि". prabhatkhabar. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Giant new chapter for Nagpuri poetry". telegraphindia. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Bid to save language treasure by Dr Keshri". dailypioneer. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. ^ Vinay Kumar Srivastava (2020). India′s Tribes Unfolding Realities. SAGE Publishing India. p. 212. ISBN 978-9353886608.
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