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]
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 When he heard the nagpuri song sung by women, he was astounded at the depth of meaning and decided to collect unpublished nagpuri songs.[5]
Careeredit
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 deathedit
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]
Workedit
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 recognitionedit
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)
Referencesedit
^ ab"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.
^ abc"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.
^Vinay Kumar Srivastava (2020). India′s Tribes Unfolding Realities. SAGE Publishing India. p. 212. ISBN978-9353886608.
January 01, 1970
bisheshwar, prasad, keshari, popularly, known, keshari, educationist, writer, prominent, leader, movement, separate, state, jharkhand, born1, july, 1933pithoria, ranchi, district, bihar, province, jharkhand, british, indiadied14, august, 2016, 2016, aged, occu. 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 Bisheshwar Prasad KeshariBisheshwar Prasad KeshariBorn1 July 1933Pithoria Ranchi district Bihar Province now Jharkhand British IndiaDied14 August 2016 2016 08 14 aged 83 OccupationProfessor Writer ScholarLanguageHindiNagpuriNationalityIndianCitizenshipIndiaEducationM A Ph D Alma materRanchi UniversityLiterary movementJharkhand movementNotable worksNagpuri bhasa aur SahityaSahitya ke tatwa aur ayamJharkhandi bhasaon ki samasyaen aur SambhabnaenChotanagpur ka ItihasJharkhand Andolan ki BastabiktaThakur Vishwanath SahiCharitra NirmanJharkhand ke SadanOm Vishwavidyalaya NamahKavi Ratna Sarda Prasad Sharma ek antarang AklanNagpuri geeton me shringar rasCultural JharkhandNagpuri Lokgeet Bruhat SangrahNagpuri kavi aur Unka KavyaNotable awardsVikramshila VidyapeethVidya Sagar 1982 by Bhagalpur UniversityJharkhand Ratna 1999 by Lok Seva SamitiBhartendu 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 KeshariChildrenDr Sabita Keshari daughter Dr Sanjay Kumar Keshari son and Dr Seema Keshari daughter RelativesSri Shivnarayan Sahu father Smt Lagan Devi mother Contents 1 Life 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Last days and death 2 Work 3 Awards and recognition 4 ReferencesLife editEarly 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 editDr 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 KavyaAwards and recognition editVikramshila 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 edit a b 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 स न न ड ब श व श वर प रस द क सर क न धन पर स एम न जत य श क patrika 16 August 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2019 a b c ड ब प क सर क र जक य सम म न क स थ अ त य ष ट 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 Vinay Kumar Srivastava 2020 India s Tribes Unfolding Realities SAGE Publishing India p 212 ISBN 978 9353886608 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari amp oldid 1139527348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
