Raghuveer Narayan (31 October 1884 – 1 January 1955) or Raghubir Narayan was a

Bhojpuri Bhojpuri (;Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries
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and

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poet and a freedom fighter. His Bhojpuri poem ''Batohiya'' gained popularity equivalent to

Vande Mataram ''Vande Mataram'' (Sanskrit: वन्दे मातरम् IAST: , also spelt ''Bande Mataram''; বন্দে মাতরম্, ''Bônde Mātôrôm''; ) is a poem written in sanskritised Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in the ...

and is considered as National Song of Indian in Bhojpuri language.

Life

He was born on 31 October 1884 in Nayaganv village of Saran district of

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 Be ...

. He completed his schooling in

Chhapra Chhapra is a city and headquarters of the Saran district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is situated near the junction of the Ghaghara River and the Ganges River. Chhapra grew in importance as a river-based market in the 18th century when th ...

and higher education from

Patna College Patna College is a constituent state aided College of Patna University which is established in 1863 during the British Raj, is one of the oldest colleges in the state of Bihar, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in science, ...

. In his college days he got appreciations for his English poems by the British professors. He wrote most of his poems while he was at Patna College between 1902-1905. After completing his

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he became the private secretary of King Krityanand Singh of Banaili Estate in Purnia district of Bihar. In 1952-53 Bihar government awarded him with Sahityasevi puraskar.

Works

Bhojpuri

* Batohiya (poem) * Bharat Bhawani (poem) * Raghuveer Rasa Ranga * Raghuveer Putra Pushpa * Nikunj Kala * Raghuvee Ras Ganga

English

* A Tale of Bihar{{Cite book, last=Ranjan, first=Manish, title=Bihar Samanya Gyan, publisher=Prabhat Prakashan, isbn=9386300850

References

1884 births 1955 deaths Indian poets