Manoranjan Prasad Sinha

Manoranjan Prasad Sinha (10 Oct. 1900 - Nov. 1971) was a Bhojpuri poet, author and professor and Principal of Rajendra College, Chapra.[1] He is famous for his Bhojpuri poem Firangia, which he wrote in 1921 during Non-cooperation movement.[2] He was also elected as the president of 18th Bihar Hindi Sammelan at Motihari.[3]

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

Life

He was born on 10th October 1900 and after completing his higher studies he became Reader at Banaras Hindu University. Later he became the Principal of Rajendra College at Chhapra. He spent his last years of life at an Ashram in Vrindavan. In the month of November in 1971 he died in Ranchi.[4]

Works

Bhojpuri
  • Firangia
  • Chausa Ke Maidan Me[5]
  • Kitaban Me Ego Duniya Badal Ba
  • Kaga Bhore Bhore Bole Hamra Angana

Hindi
  • Uttarakhand Ke Path Par


References
  1. Gajrani, S. (2004). History, Religion and Culture of India, Volume 4. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 8182050634.
  2. Upadhyaya, Vishwamitra (1997). Lokagītoṃ meṃ krāntikārī cetanā. Prakāśana Vibhāga, Sūcanā aura Prasāraṇa Mantrālaya, Bhārata Sarakāra.
  3. Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar. Impression Publication.
  4. Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. p. 155.
  5. Kumar, Arun (2018). Grierson : Bhasha Aur Sahitya Chintan. Vani Prakashan. ISBN 9387889335.
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