The Bhumihar Brahmins

जयंती पर याद किये गये बेनीपुरी

2007-12-23T22:08:00.000-08:00

मुजफ्फरपुर, एक संवाददाता : कलम के जादूगर रामवृक्ष बेनीपुरी की जयंती पर विभिन्न संगठनों ने उन्हें याद किया। आरबीबीएम कॉलेज में प्राचार्या डा. शांता सिन्हा की अध्यक्षता में एक समारोह आयोजित किया गया। समारोह की शुरुआत बेनीपुरी जी की प्रतिमा पर माल्यार्पण के साथ हुई। इस मौके पर प्राचार्या डा. सिन्हा ने कहा कि बेनीपुरी जी महान साहित्यकार थे। उन्होंने नारियों की दशा सुधारने के लिए कलम की लड़ाई लड़ी।

ALL SPIRIT AND GRACE : A tribute to Tarkeshwari Sinha

2007-09-12T21:47:00.000-07:00

In snooty circles, Bihar continues to be at the receiving end of derisive comments. The phenomenon of Lalu Prasad is naturally referred to as illustrative of what awaits the nation if Bihar’s caste fixation and rustic ways are allowed their head. But be fair, Bihar is only part of the whole; political culture has declined precipitously all over the country, period.To forget Bihar’s role in the

Tarkeshwari, a mix of wit and beauty

2007-09-12T21:26:00.000-07:00

AJ. PHILIP’s article “A beautiful politician” (Aug 22) was interesting. Tarkeshwari Sinha rendered the Sansad Bhawan cosy not only with her doe eyes daintily dressed with kajol, an elegantly made up coiffure and rouge tinted fluffy cheeks and fragrance of an exotic perfume wafting from her torso but also with her sparkling recitation of poetry.Her famous verbal duel with Dr Ram Manohar Lohia is

A beautiful politician

2007-09-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

TARKESHWARI SINHA stepped out of college to step into the portals of Parliament House where for 19 years she spread radiance of a kind the august institution had seldom been accustomed to. Hardly 26 when she was sworn in as a member of the first Lok Sabha in 1952, the two sobriquets she earned instantaneously and which stuck to her indelibly were “Baby of the House” and “Glamour Girl of Indian

Beauty & brains

2007-09-12T21:16:00.000-07:00

Her charm and oratory excelled that of today’s women politicians. Tarkeshwari Sinha was a freedom fighter, a firebrand student leader and a member of Jawaharlal Nehru’s council of ministers. A four-time MP representing the Barh constituency of Bihar, she was the only woman politician other than Indira Gandhi who was considered newsworthy in her time.Tarkeshwari was also the only woman politician

BEGUSARAI (BIHAT) ke Laal : Sri Chandra Shekhar Singh

2006-12-05T01:15:00.000-08:00

CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH Late Chandra Skekhar Singh was born on 26th of December in 1915 invillage Bihat in the district of Begusarai in a w.ell to doagricultural family. His father late Rama Charitra Singh was a demonstrator in the Great Bhumihar Brahmin College, Muzaffarpur but he resigned from his government job in 1920 and joined the national movement. He wasimprisoned several times. As such

Tribute to Shaheed Ajay Kumar Singh

2006-11-12T20:59:00.000-08:00

Ajay' closest to my heart and yet most distant in the real sense. What a paradox when I toy with the word 'Ajay', a kaleidoscope of memories come splurging in. He is a chapter of my life that will never close, for wherever I am, whatever I am doing, he is a constant thought. No longer with me in the physical sense, he is like a fantasy, a hope, a wish, a shield, a star, a beacon of light,

Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh

2006-11-08T09:22:00.000-08:00

In the eye of Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha, D.Litt, Bar-at-LawFormer President, Constituent Assembly of INDIAFormer Vice Chancellor, Patna University =========================================By Courtsey :An Abstract from Some Eminent Behar Contemporaries" ( Published in 1944) Sir Ganesh Dutt Singh was, for the unprecedently long period of fourteen years, a Minister in BIHAR and Orissa-created a

Supreme Court Judgement and History of BETTIAH RAJ ( For History Students)

2006-11-08T02:05:00.000-08:00

Shyam Sunder Prasad Singh and others Vs. State of Bihar and others - Jul 22 1980 · Citation AIR 1981 SC 178· Honourable Judges P.N. BHAGWATI, A.P. SEN AND E.S. VENKATARAMIAH· Issue Hindu Law - Banaras School· Date Of Judgment Jul 22 1980· Case No Civil Appeals Nos. 114 - 119 of 1976 JudgmentVENKATARAMIAH J.:- The above six appeals by certificate and Civil Appeals Nos. 494-496 of 1975, arise out

Who Defeated Mrs Gandhi : Socialist leader RAJ NARAIN

2006-09-20T23:48:00.000-07:00

Its my personal dedication to this great socialist leader of INDIA who came in limelight after the allahabad high court famous judgement on june 12, 1975 which disqualified Mrs Indira Gandhi as Member of Parliament ( Lok Sabha) from Rae-Bareli of election held in 1971 . This led to famous black chapter in Indian Democracy i.e. state of Emergency . Sri Raj Narain a lawyer and son of Anant Prasad

Vikash Purush from MAU : Late Sri Kalpnath Rai

2006-05-21T22:49:00.000-07:00

Father's Name Late Shri Abhai Narayan RaiDate of Birth 4 January 1941Place of Birth Semari Jamalpur, Distt. Mau (Uttar Pradesh)Marital Status Married on 8 February 1985 (for the second time)Spouse's Name Smt. Sudha Rai (She is active Politician in as MAHILA Congress Chief)Children One son and five daughters Educational Qualifications M.A.(English), M.A. (

Nivruti Rai:First Recipient of India’s Dual Citizenship

2006-05-13T12:17:00.000-07:00

She is beautiful, delicate and intelligent. She epitomises the Indian woman although she is an American. She acquired United States citizenship two years ago, but she is an apt symbol for "India 2006".She was wearing an Indian embroidered blouse and saree, which had Western designs, with élan.Mixing the best of East and West seemed natural to her. She is the senior-most executive of Intel India

Justice Lalit Mohan Sharma : Former Chief Justice of INDIA

2006-05-02T03:25:00.000-07:00

Date of birth : February 12, 1928Place of Birth : Gaya (Bihar)Passed B.A. Hons. (Patna University ) in 1946.Passed B.L. (Patna University) in 1948.Enrolled as articled clerk in High Court, Patna in 1949.Started practice in High Court, Patna as an Advocate - Feb. 6, 1950. Enrolled as Supreme Court Advocate - March 6, 1957.Later nominated as Senior Advocate. Took charge (oath) as Judge, Patna High

DR. CHANDRESHWAR PRASAD THAKUR

2006-04-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

Father’s Name : Shri Radhamohan ThakurMother’s Name : Smt. Sharda ThakurDate of Birth : 3 September 1931Place of Birth : Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar)Date of Marriage :12 June 1957Spouse’s Name : Dr. (Smt.) Uma ThakurNo. of Sons 2No. of Daughters 2Educational Qualifications :M.B.B.S., M.D., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P. Educated at Patna Medical College, Patna University,

Pandit Jamuna Karzee :

2006-04-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

Pandit Jamuna Karjee was born in a small village name Deopar near Pusa in Darbhanga District of Bihar in 1898. His father Anu Karjee was a marginal farmer who died when Jamuna Karjee was just 6 months old. He grew up under the loving care and guardianship of his mother. For attending his primary and middle school classes, he had to walk daily to a nearby village Digrah about 6 km. from his home.

Saraswati ke Sadhak : KarmYogi & RajRishi Narayan Babu

2006-03-28T21:27:00.000-08:00

You visit any district of BIHAR or East UP , You will find a Bhumihar Brahmin DOCTOR from GOREAKOTHI , You visit any PSU , You will find an engineer from GOREAKOTHI . In Old SARAN , It is said that GOREAKOTHI is blessed with Maa SARASWATI . Yes , He was a visionary leader from GOREAKOTHI ( Now SIWAN) , Sri Narayan Prasad Singh who initiated the process " Importance of EDUCATION" in his area

Bhojpuri Kokila : Padm Sri Sharda Sinha

2006-03-10T03:20:00.000-08:00

Born in 1953 in Hulas village in Bihar, Sharda Sinha received her training in music from Raghu Jha, Sitaram Hari Dandekar and Panna Devi. She also obtained degrees from the University of Patna and Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. Shehas excelled as an exponent of folk music in Bhojpuri, Maithili and Magahi. Herinimitable style has won her wide popularity and recognition not only in herState but

Bettiah Raaj

2006-03-08T20:46:00.001-08:00

Bettiah RaajBettiah was the capital of the little Kingdom of Bettiah, known asBettiah Raj, one of the great estates of North Bihar. It possessed arecord room or muhafizkhana. Since 1897, the Bettiah Raj was underthe Court of Wards, a colonial institution whose function was tooversee the administration of the estates which had no male heir tosucceed. The Bettiah Raj, still has its own officials

TIKARI RAAJ (GAYA)

2006-03-08T20:46:00.000-08:00

Tikari zamindari (estate), which was the biggest estateof Gayadistrict and one of the biggest of South Bihar. On account of itsbigness, it used to bementioned as Tikari Raj (kingdom). It was aboutone-fourth of size of the then Gaya district andwas paying an annualrent of 0.9 million rupees to the then British government. The estatehad anelaborate system of the assessment and collection of rent

BETTIAH RAAJ

2006-03-07T06:37:00.000-08:00

BETTIAH (Raj) AREA: 4,724 km2 ACCESSION: 1954 STATE: Bihar RELIGION: Hindu / Bhumihar Brahmin PRESENT RULER: PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The first ruler recieved the title of Raja from the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan (1628/1658). Rulers were... Raja UGRA SEN SINGH, a Jethoria Brahmin of the Kashyap gotra and founder of the state. Raja GAJ SINGH (son) 1659/1694, married and had issue.

He is known as KING MAHENDRA , a TRUE KING , Dr. Mahendra Prasad

2006-03-03T00:05:00.000-08:00

Father's Name : Late Shri Baliram SharmaMother's Name :Late Shrimati Muluk Rani DeviDate of Birth :8 January 1940Place of Birth :Village Govindpur, Distt. Jehanabad (Bihar)-Educational Qualifications :Graduation with Honours in Economics Educated at Middle School and High School, Okari and Patna College, Patna UniversityProfession :Environmentalist, Horticulturist, Economist, Agriculturist,

Rags to Riches : Mr. SAMPRADA SINGH

2006-02-26T09:00:00.000-08:00

How a young Patna University graduate with a simple family background became the head of the major pharmaceutical company in India is Samprada Singh’s unusual story. Mr Singh, founder and chairman of Alkem Laboratories, a Rs 750 crore pharma company, could probably say he owes his success to his initial misfortunes which he translated into success with entrepreneurial zeal and a positive mental

Homage to Dr R.K.Sinha

2006-02-25T08:50:00.000-08:00

Homage to Dr R.K.SinhaDr Suresh Nandan Sinha*Dr Radha Krishna Sinha-a doyen of English literature in India is no more. After living a full life, he left for heavenly abode at the ripe old age of 88 on the 29th of August at the Patna residence of his eldest daughter, Dr Manju Rani Sinha, Retd Principal, Magadh Mahila college, Patna University.Dr Sinha joined Patna University as a lecturer in

Socialist Leader : KAPILDEO BABU : Barahiya

2006-02-20T06:17:00.000-08:00

KAPILDEO SINGH : A TRIBUTEDr Shaibal Gupta Kapildeo Singh died the day when two luminaries of India were born, Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was possibly the last thinking leader from the once great socialist movement of Bihar. He was really a byproduct of Sahajanand’s Kisan movement, who had galvanized several Bhumihar tenants to turn leftward. Kapildeo Singh, however, had

In LALU - RABRI RAAJ

2006-02-14T21:42:00.000-08:00

This was Published in The Economic Times and Reporter seems to be a Bhumihar Brahmin who written this in context of then Lalu Rabri raj & Bhumihar . But in present there is a sentence in BIHAR , KURMI ko TAAJ and BHUMIHAR ko RAAJ ----------------------------------------------------NEW DELHI: For the Bhumihars, a landowning upper caste localised mainly in Bihar, these are very difficult times. A

Swami Sahjanand Saraswati

2006-02-12T06:24:00.000-08:00

The SwamiThe foremost of the leaders of the peasantry in Bihar was Swami Sahajanand Saraswati. Sahajanand was born in Ghazipur district in eastern U.P. in the late nineteenth century (1889?) [Sahajanand, 1952] to a family of Jujautia Brahmins. He was the last of six sons and had no sisters. His mother died when he was a child and Naurang Rai (as he was known then) was raised by an aunt. His

Bihar Kesari : Dr. Sri Krishna Singh

2006-02-10T20:32:00.000-08:00

'Bihar Kesari' Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha was born on 21st October, 1887 in his maternal grandfather's house, Khanwa.He got his early education in his village school, and later in Zila School, Monghr, where he gradually emerged as promising student leader. At Monghyr, by the Ganges, he avowed to work relentlessly and without rerspipte to free India from the English. Dr. Sri Krishna completed his

Rashtra Kavi : Ramdhari Singh "DINKAR"

2006-02-10T05:31:00.000-08:00

RAMDHARI SINGH DINKAR :Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' (रामधारी सिंह दिनकर) (1908 - April 24, 1974) was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. He emerged as a rebellious poet with his nationalist poetry in pre-Independence days.Dinkar was born at the Simariya village in Begusarai district of Bihar in a Bhumihar family. As a student, Dinkar's favorite subjects were history, politics and philosophy.

PARICHAY : Rashtra Kavi Ram Dhari Singh DINKAR

2006-02-08T09:00:00.000-08:00

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Sheel Bhadra Yajee : Freedom Fighters Part - II

2006-02-07T06:39:00.000-08:00

Sheel Bhadra Yajee Sheel Bhadra Yajee (1906-1996) the fiery freedom fighter from Bihar was associated with the non-violent and the violent form of freedom struggle. Yajee's participation in the freedom movement began in 1928 when, as a student, he attended the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. He joined the Congress Socialist Party four years later and became involved in the Kisan

Yogendra Shukla & Baikunth Shukla : Freedom Fighters - Part I

2006-02-07T06:28:00.000-08:00

Yogendra Shukla and Baikunth Shukla Yogendra Shukla (1896-1966) as well as his nephew Baikunth Shukla (1907-1934) hailed from village Jalalpur in Muzaffarpur (now Vaishali), district of Bihar and were torch bearers of the revolutionary spirit of freedom struggle. Young Yogendra made his greatest contribution to the cause of Indian freedom between 1930 and 1942, as one of the leaders of the

A Maharajah's Festival for Body and Soul

2006-02-06T07:08:00.000-08:00

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK TIMES ,Just 30 days back to Maharaja death .---------------------------------------------------------------------------------November 26, 2000A Maharajah's Festival for Body and SoulBy RICHARD SCHECHNER, a professor of performance studies at the Tisch School of the Arts at New

Kashi Naresh : History Part II

2006-02-01T07:49:00.000-08:00

His Highness Maharaja Bahadur Dr Vibhuti Narayan Singh Consequently, during the nineteenth century the British administered the Banaras region directly, with the ruling Bhumihar family occupying a vague position somewhere between that of large landlord and the ruler of a princely state ( For a delineation of the rights accorded to the Raja, and how they exceeded those available to ordinary

Kashi Naresh : History Part 1

2006-01-31T06:00:00.000-08:00

Important for us is the emergence of the Raja of Banaras as the regional ruler of the area. Bayly notes that, particularly during this period of political flux, the establishment after migration of the great agricultural clans of Bhumihars or Rajputs led to the creation of new commercial centers. Building on the model sketched by Richard Fox (1969), Bayly suggests that a two-stage process linked

Indradeep Sinha : A Veteran CPI Leader

2006-01-30T20:30:00.003-08:00

SHRI INDRADEEP SINHAEducation : M.A. (Economics) GOLD MEDALIST , PATNA UNIVERSITY Son of Shri Raghubir SinhaBorn on - July 1, 1914;Married to Shrimati Shanti Devi and 3 daughters .;Member. Bihar Legislative Council, 1964—74;Minister. Government, of Bihar, 1967-68: Member, Rajya Sabha. 3-4-1974 to 2-4-1980 and 7-7-1980 to 6-7-1986; Secretary, Bihar State Council, C.P.I-, 1962—67. Per. Add. : (i)

Who Founded L S College

2006-01-30T20:30:00.001-08:00

Who Founded L.S College, Muzaffarpur? Dr.Md SajjadLecturer, Centre of Advanced Study.Deptt. Of History, AMU, AligarhThe district gazetteer of Muzaffarpur, written by LSS'O'Mally, informs (rather reveals) to us that the college at Muzaffarpur, now named after Langat Singh, was founded by the Bihar Scientific Society, Muzaffarpur.The Bhumihar Brahman Sabha (founded by the Raja of Banaras, at Patna,

Kashi Naresh & Banaras Hindu University

2006-01-30T07:45:00.000-08:00

His Highness Maharaja Bahadur Dr Vibhuti Narayan Singh, He was Chancellor to BHU till his death on 25th December 2000. ---> ^ Lt.Col. His Highness Maharaja bahadur Sir PRABHU NARAYAN SINGH Bahadur 1889/1931, born 26th November 1855, Maharaja Bahadur and HH (personal) [cr.1889], Maharaja (hereditary) [cr.1911], G.C.I.E. [cr.1898], K.C.I.E. [cr.1890], LL.D. , became a Ruling Chief

MAHARAJA BAHADURs of BENARAS

2006-01-30T05:48:00.000-08:00

MAHARAJA BAHADUR Dr Vibhuti Narayan Singh <------- MAHARAJA BAHADUR Anant Narain Singh -------> BENARES (Princely State) (13 gun salute) AREA: 2,266 km2 PRIVY PURSE: 280,000R ACCESSION: 15th October 1948 STATE: Uttar Pradesh DYNASTY: Gautam RELIGION: Bhumiar Brahmin PRESENT RULER: HH Maharaja ANANT NARAYAN SINGH, 10th Maharaja of

Maharaja Bahadur ANANT NARAIN SINGH

2006-01-29T20:56:00.000-08:00

Nobody's Seen The Gourmet Maharaja Eating! In the Holy City of Banaras, MARK MANUEL met MAHARAJA ANANT NARAIN SINGH... a reclusive gourmet who tradition demands must not be seen eating or drinking by anybody.HIS Highness Anant Narain Singh, the 10th Maharaja of Banaras, could have made Ripley's Believe It Or Not as the strangest gourmet of the Indian culinary scene. I'm afraid, this is a dubious

2006-01-28T08:32:00.000-08:00

The Warrior Brahmin : PARASHURAM : The Bhumihar Brahmin

2006-01-28T08:20:00.000-08:00

The PARASHURAM , Warrior Brahmin , BHUMIHAR BRAHMIN

Welcome

2006-01-28T07:53:00.000-08:00

Ranjan Rituraj Sinh , Welcome you to JOIN BLOG dedicated to BHUMIHARs ONLY .