Maurya was born on 1 May 1926 in the town of Khair in Uttar Pradesh. His family was of Rajasthani background from the town of Bharatpur. Maurya was born into Jatav (Dalit) caste, who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio-economic discrimination. Although, He attended school very late at age of 8 years. He used to graze animals in his childhood. His father took him to get admission in primary school at the age of 8, but the headmaster of the school refused to admit the child because of the child’s age. His father gave a silver coin to the headmaster as a bribe. Maurya got admission but was not allowed to sit inside the class with other general caste students with same mat. He had to carry a sitting mat with him. When he needed to drink water, someone from a higher caste had to pour that water from a height as they were not allowed to touch pitcher.
His childhood days were spent in extreme poverty. When an animal died in the village, the children used to collect and store the fat of the animal. There was no mustard or kerosene oil to light the lamps in the houses. The lamps were used to burn in the house with the fat of the dead animals. He studies in the light of whose lamps. Maurya was a very brilliant mind and within a few years, he was in the ranks of meritorious students. He started getting merit scholarships from class 4 onwards. Maurya continued his studies with daliy wages and passed High School in 1946 from Vaishya High School (Khair).
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^Agha, Zafar (31 October 1995). "Buddha Priya Maurya appointed as AICC(I) general secretary, party's Dalit face". India Today. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^"Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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buddha, priya, maurya, 1926, september, 2004, better, known, maurya, popular, indian, politician, member, sabha, sabha, western, uttar, pradesh, elected, sabha, lower, house, parliament, india, from, hapur, uttar, pradesh, 1971, indian, general, election, memb. Buddha Priya Maurya 1 May 1926 27 September 2004 better known as B P Maurya was a popular Indian politician and a member of the 3rd Lok Sabha and 5th Lok Sabha of western Uttar Pradesh He was elected to the Lok Sabha lower house of the Parliament of India from Hapur Uttar Pradesh in the 1971 Indian general election as a member of the Indian National Congress defeating senior Prakash Vir Shastri leader Bharatiya Kranti Dal 1 2 Buddha Priya MauryaMember of Parliament Lok SabhaIn office 1971 1977Preceded byPrakash Vir ShastriSucceeded byKunwar Mahmood Ali KhanConstituencyHapurPersonal detailsBornBhagwati Dewi Prasad 1926 05 01 1 May 1926Khair Aligarh DistrictDied27 September 2004 2004 09 27 aged 78 GhaziabadPolitical partyIndian National CongressOther politicalaffiliationsScheduled Castes FederationRepublican Party of IndiaSpouseKanta MauryaChildren5ParentGirwar Maurya father Residence s Misal Garhi GhaziabadAlma materBalwant Rajput College AgraEarly life editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Maurya was born on 1 May 1926 in the town of Khair in Uttar Pradesh His family was of Rajasthani background from the town of Bharatpur Maurya was born into Jatav Dalit caste who were treated as untouchables and subjected to socio economic discrimination Although He attended school very late at age of 8 years He used to graze animals in his childhood His father took him to get admission in primary school at the age of 8 but the headmaster of the school refused to admit the child because of the child s age His father gave a silver coin to the headmaster as a bribe Maurya got admission but was not allowed to sit inside the class with other general caste students with same mat He had to carry a sitting mat with him When he needed to drink water someone from a higher caste had to pour that water from a height as they were not allowed to touch pitcher His childhood days were spent in extreme poverty When an animal died in the village the children used to collect and store the fat of the animal There was no mustard or kerosene oil to light the lamps in the houses The lamps were used to burn in the house with the fat of the dead animals He studies in the light of whose lamps Maurya was a very brilliant mind and within a few years he was in the ranks of meritorious students He started getting merit scholarships from class 4 onwards Maurya continued his studies with daliy wages and passed High School in 1946 from Vaishya High School Khair References edit Agha Zafar 31 October 1995 Buddha Priya Maurya appointed as AICC I general secretary party s Dalit face India Today Retrieved 11 April 2020 Members Bioprofile loksabhaph nic in Retrieved 11 April 2020 This article about an Indian National Congress politician from Madhya Pradesh is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Buddha Priya Maurya amp oldid 1185944758, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
