Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari
Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari | |
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 Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari | |
| Born | 1 July 1933 Pithoria, Ranchi district, Bihar Province (now Jharkhand), British India |
| Died | 14 August 2016 |
| Occupation | Professor, Writer, Scholar |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | M.A, Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Ranchi University |
| Literary movement | Jharkhand movement |
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| Spouse | Smt. Shanti Keshari |
| Children | Dr. Sabita Keshari (daughter), Dr. Sanjay Kumar Keshari (son) and Dr. Seema Keshari (daughter) |
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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.[1][2]
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.[3] He completed 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 Pithuriya. When he heard the nagpuri song sung by women, he astounded at the depth of meaning and decided to collect unpublished nagpuri songs.[5]
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.[6] 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 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.[4]
Work
Dr. BP Keshri wrote several books.[4] Some are 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
- 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
- ^ "Farewell to tribal rights leader". telegraphindia. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Educationist B P Kesri passes away". business-standard. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "सेनानी डॉ बिश्वेश्वर प्रसाद केसरी के निधन पर सीएम ने जताया शोक". patrika. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "डॉ बीपी केसरी की राजकीय सम्मान के साथ अंत्येष्टि". prabhatkhabar. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Giant new chapter for Nagpuri poetry". telegraphindia. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Bid to save language treasure by Dr Keshri". dailypioneer. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2022.