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Shakuntala Mishra
Shakuntala Mishra is an Indian writer. She is a prominent writer in Nagpuri language. She has written many books in Nagpuri including Nagpuri Sadani Vyakaran a grammar book of Nagpuri, Sadani Nagpuri-Hindi Sabdkosh a dictionary of Nagpuri, Sato Nadi Par a story. Her books are included in university Nagpuri studies. She has been awarded ''Jharkhand Ratna'', ''Praful Samman'', ''Prernasrot Samman'' by Doordarshan Ranchi, ''Katha Samman'' by Government of Jharkhand, ''Bidushi Samman'' by Government of Bihar. Life Early life She was born in Gumla district of Bihar (Now Jharkhand) into a Brahmin family. Her mother tongue was Nagpuri. Her grandmother used to tell her various stories. She started writing the stories as a child. Then ''Jai Jharkhand'' Magazine was published by Dr. Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari from Daltonganj. Her writing was published in the magazine. She wrote her first poem ''Nehak Doir'' and it was aired in Aakashvani in 1982. Then she wrote ''Sukhu Kahani'' which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumla District
Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Etymology For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked here to exchange goods using the barter system, and the place was called ''Gaw-Mela''. Gumla is believed to derive its name from ''Gaw-Mela'', which consists of two words of Hindi (also used in several local dialects), namely, ''Gaw'' (cows and the cattle) and'' Mela'', that is, a fair. The place became known as ''Gaw-mela'', and then the word transformed itself into Gumla. Politics Administration District Commissioner Shri Shashi Ranjan (IAS Batch :2013 – Jharkhand) Blocks/Mandals Gumla district consists of 12 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Gumla district: Villages #Dumardih History During regin of the Nagvanshi dynasty Navratangarh was one of the capital of Nagvanshi. During British rule Gum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daltonganj
Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city municipal corporation in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the headquarters of Palamu division and Palamu district, as well as the subdivision and block of the same name. The city is situated on the banks of the North Koel River. Origin of name The city was named Daltonganj during the British Raj after Irishman Colonel Edward Tuite Dalton (1815–1880), an anthropologist and the commissioner of Chota Nagpur in 1861. The name was changed to Medininagar in 2004 by the State Government of Jharkhand. The former name is still retained in the name of the city's railway station. It is administered by the Medininagar Municipal Corporation, which was formed on 30 May 2015. The city is named after Raja Medini Ray of Chero dynasty. Geography Medininagar is located at . It has an average elevation of . The Betla National Park is located about 20 km from the city. This park is known for tigers, and comes under the Palamau Tige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagpuria People
The Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan, are an Indo-Aryan speaking ethnolinguistic group who are the native speakers of the Nagpuri language and natives of the western Chota Nagpur Plateau region of Indian states of Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Names The native speakers of the Sadani/Nagpuri language are known as ''Sadan''. In the Nagpuri language, ''Sadan'' means settled people or those people who live in houses. In Nagpuri, the house pigeon is called ''Sad perwa'' and the forest pigeon is called ''Ban perwa''. Similarly, Sadan people are the people who live in houses as opposed to living in the forest. The word ''Sadan'' was used on the estate of Nagvanshi, king of Chotanagpur. During the British Period, local hindus were referred to as Sudh or Sudhan in Chotanagpur. The concept of Sadan emerged during the reign of Nagvanshis and the language of the region got the name of Nagpuri. The speakers of the Khortha, Panchpargania and Kurmali languages are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Gumla District
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21st-century Indian Writers
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Lohardaga
Lohardaga is a town and the district headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier (early 1900s) Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters for Chotanagpur. It was only later that the commissionary of Chotanagpur was shifted to Ranchi. The commissioner's office still exists and it houses the Lohardaga Municipality office. Geography Location Lohardaga is located at . It has an average elevation of 647 metres (2122 feet). Economy Lohardaga is known as the land of bauxite mines. Multiple organizations, especially Hindalco, operate bauxite mines near Lohardaga. Bauxite extracted from the mines around Lohardaga are sent to alumina refineries across various states of India. Demographics India census, Lohardaga had a population of 57,411. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lohardaga has an average literacy rate of 85.37%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girdhari Ram Gonjhu
Girdhari Ram Gonjhu (5 December 1949 – 15 April 2021) was a prominent scholar of the Nagpuri language. He was former chairman of the Tribal-Regional Language Department at Ranchi University in state of Jharkhand. He was awarded Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of literature and education in the Jharkhand posthumously in 2022. Life Early life Girdhari Ram Gonjhu was born in Belwadag in Khunti district in Bihar(now Jharkhand) on 5 December 1949 to Indranath Gonjhu and Lalmani Devi. He completed M.A, B.Ed., LLB and PhD. He married Saraswati Devi. Career Gonjhu started his teaching career as a professor at Parambir Albert Ekka Memorial College in Chainpur, Gumla in 1975. Then he was professor at Gossner College Ranchi in 1978. Then he was professor of Ranchi College and Ranchi University. He was head of the department of tribal and regional language department at Ranchi University. He had written more than 25 books including ''Jharkhand ki Sanskritik Virasat'', ''Nagpu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisheshwar Prasad Keshari
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. 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. He completed the M.A and PhD from Ranchi University. 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. Career 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. 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 memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east. On 15 November 2000, southern Bihar was ceded to form the new state of Jharkhand. Only 20% of the population of Bihar lives in urban areas as of 2021. Additionally, almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, giving Bihar the highest proportion of young people of any Indian state. The official languages are Hindi and Urdu, although other languages are common, including Maithili, Magahi, Bhojpuri and other Languages of Bihar. In Ancient and Classical India, the area that is now Bihar was considered the centre of political and cultural power and as a haven of learning. From Magadha arose India's first empire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagpuri Language
Nagpuri (also known as Sadri) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar. It is primarily spoken in the west and central Chota Nagpur plateau region. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Bhojpuri. It is native language of the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic group of Chota Nagpur plateau. In addition to native speakers, it is also used as lingua franca by many tribal groups such as Kurukh, a Dravidian ethnic group and Kharia, Munda, the Austro-asiatic ethnic groups and a number of speakers of these tribal groups have adopted it as their first language. It is also used as a lingua franca among Tea-garden community of Assam, West Bengal and Bangladesh who were taken as a labourers to work in tea gardens during British Period. It is known as Baganiya bhasa in tea garden area of Assam which is influenced by Assamese language. According to the 2011 Census, It is spoken by 5.1 million people as first language. Around 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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