Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu

Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu
Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu
लक्ष्मी नारायण सुधांशु
3rd Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly
	In office; 15 March 1962 – 15 March 1967
Preceded by	Dhanik Lal Mandal
Succeeded by	Bindeshwari Prasad Verma
Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1952–1957
Constituency	Dhamdaha
Personal details
Born	15 December 1906
Died	7 April 1974 (aged 67)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress
Occupation	Writer, Poet, Politician

Laxmi Narayan Sudhanshu (1906–1974) was an Indian writer, litterateur, poet, independent activist and political leader. He won the 1952 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from an assembly seat in Purnia. He also held the post of Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1967. Sudhanshu is known for actively participating in the Quit India Movement in 1942. He was imprisoned in Bhagalpur jail by the Britishers.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography

Early life and education

Lakshmi Narayan Sudhanshu was born on 15 December 1906 in Rupaspur village, located in Dhamdaha sub-division of Purnia district. In 1934, he did MA in Hindi from Kashi University. In 1962, he earned a degree of D. Litt from Bhagalpur University.^{[citation needed]}

Career

His first published novel was Matriprem. He was elected an MLA in 1952 after winning an assembly seat in Purnia.^[4] In 1962, he was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha and held the position from 15 March 1962 to 15 March 1967.^[5] He also played an active role in the freedom struggle movement. In 1955, he established Kala Bhavan to promote literature, art and culture in Purnia.^[6]

From 1935 to 1938, he was the headmaster of Govardhan Sahitya Vidyalaya, Deoghar. At the same time, he was the editor of a quarterly magazine, Sahitya. He was also the editor of the weekly newspaper Rashtra-Sandesh of Purnia district and Patna's monthly magazine Avantika. He served as the President of the Hindi Pragati Samiti, established by the Bihar government. In 1939-40, he was the President of the Purnia District Board. In 1950, he was nominated as the President of the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee. He is one of the founders of the Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad and was also a lifelong member of its board of directors. He started his literary career during his student life itself. He published a novel titled Bhatruprem in 1926, followed by Gulab Ki Kaliyan in 1928 and Rasrang in 1929.^[7]

Death

He died in Patna, Bihar, on 7 April 1974.^[6]

Commemoration

A biography book, Laxminarayan Sudhanshu Vyaktitva Aur Kratitiva (Laxminarayan Sudhanshu Personality and Works), was published in 2009 and written by Vanshidhar Singh.^[8] The Government of Bihar State has constituted an award after him, called Laxmi Narayan Sudhanshu Prize, which is given to scholars who published Research papers related to the Hindi language and literature.^[9]

Books

Matriprem
Kavya Me Abhivyanjanavad
Jeewan Ke Tattv Aur Kavya Ke Siddhant
Hindi Sahitya Ka Brihat Itihas, Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Kashi
Pracheen Bharatiya Arya Raj Vans
Avantika (as magazine editor)
Bhatruprem
Gulab Ki Kaliyan
Rasrang

References

^ Sopam, Reena (12 October 2020). "One upon a time in Bihar, writers and poets also contested elections". Hindustan Times.
^ "114वीं जयंती पर याद किए गए बिहार विस के पूर्व सभापति डॉ. लक्ष्मी नारायण सुधांशु". ETV Bharat. 16 December 2020.
^ Jaiswal, Sumita (18 January 2021). "जयंती पर याद किए गए बिहार हिंदी साहित्‍य सम्‍मेलन और बिहार विधान सभा के पूर्व अध्‍यक्ष लक्ष्मी नारायण सिंह 'सुधांशु'" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran.
^ "Dhamdaha: एक विधानसभा सीट से चुने जाते थे दो विधायक, कांग्रेस का था दबदबा" (in Hindi). Aaj Tak. 5 October 2020.
^ Kumar, Abhishek (21 October 2021). "बिहार विधानसभा भवन के स्वर्णिम 100 साल: ऐतिहासिक भवन में इन 16 लोगों ने सुशोभित की स्पीकर की कुर्सी" (in Hindi). Navbharat Times.
^ ^a ^b Dr. Manish Rannjan (IAS) (21 July 2023). Bihar General Knowledge. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 122. ISBN 978-93-5488-490-0.
^ Bhardwaj, Dr. Virendra Kumar (January 2019). "आलेख - साहित्य समाज और राजनीति की त्रिवेणी". Rachnakar.
^ Singh, Vanshidhar (2009). "Laxminarayan Sudhanshu Vyaktitva aur Kratitiva". Ministry of Earth Sciences.
^ "Awards and Honours of Bihar". Dainik Jagran. 13 December 2016.

[1] Sopam, Reena (12 October 2020). "One upon a time in Bihar, writers and poets also contested elections". Hindustan Times.

[2] "114वीं जयंती पर याद किए गए बिहार विस के पूर्व सभापति डॉ. लक्ष्मी नारायण सुधांशु". ETV Bharat. 16 December 2020.

[3] Jaiswal, Sumita (18 January 2021). "जयंती पर याद किए गए बिहार हिंदी साहित्‍य सम्‍मेलन और बिहार विधान सभा के पूर्व अध्‍यक्ष लक्ष्मी नारायण सिंह 'सुधांशु'" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran.

[4] "Dhamdaha: एक विधानसभा सीट से चुने जाते थे दो विधायक, कांग्रेस का था दबदबा" (in Hindi). Aaj Tak. 5 October 2020.

[5] Kumar, Abhishek (21 October 2021). "बिहार विधानसभा भवन के स्वर्णिम 100 साल: ऐतिहासिक भवन में इन 16 लोगों ने सुशोभित की स्पीकर की कुर्सी" (in Hindi). Navbharat Times.

[Google-6] Dr. Manish Rannjan (IAS) (21 July 2023). Bihar General Knowledge. Prabhat Prakashan. p. 122. ISBN 978-93-5488-490-0.

[7] Bhardwaj, Dr. Virendra Kumar (January 2019). "आलेख - साहित्य समाज और राजनीति की त्रिवेणी". Rachnakar.

[8] Singh, Vanshidhar (2009). "Laxminarayan Sudhanshu Vyaktitva aur Kratitiva". Ministry of Earth Sciences.

[9] "Awards and Honours of Bihar". Dainik Jagran. 13 December 2016.

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