Ram sajeevan (13 May 1931 – 8 September 2011) was an

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officer and renowned scholar. He was the fourth son of Umesh Mishra, the first Vice-Chancellor of Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University, Darbhanga. He died of a

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. An officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, pal rose into prominence with his appointment as the first Chief Executive Officer of

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in 1983 when the temple was taken over by the

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government. The government had decided to take control of the temple after an incident of theft. Mishra retired in 1993 but continued to contribute to the temple traditions in various ways for many years to follow. Mishra was widely known as an authority on

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and

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. In his post-retirement years Mishra served on the management boards of various institutions of national repute like

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and Harish Chandra Institute of Atomic Energy. In 2010, pal honored with the “ Vishisht Samaj Seva Samman” from Samrat Harshavardhan Daan Mahotsav Smriti Charitable Trust,

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. Stressing the importance of

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in human life he also authored a book titled “Sandhyopasan Vidhi”, dealing with the karmakand of the Hindu society.

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