Brajkishore Prasad
Brajkishore Prasad (1877–1946) was a lawyer inspired by
Indian Independence Movement
.
Early life and education
Born in a
Calcutta, where he completed his legal training.[1]
He married Phuljhari Devi. He set up a legal practise in Darbhanga and had two sons, Vishwa Nath and Shiv Nath Prasad, more commonly known as SN Prasad, and two daughters, Prabhavati Devi and Vidyawati.[2]
Career
He met with
Kheda Satyagraha, in which Gandhi handpicked Rajendra Prasad and Anugrah Narayan Sinha[3] along with him to successfully lead the movement. Gandhi was so impressed by Prasad's dedication that he set aside a full chapter on him in his autobiographical book, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, called "The Gentle Bihari".[citation needed
]
Prasad remained at the forefront of the freedom struggle in Bihar, and his collaboration with several colleagues was instrumental in the setting up of the Bihar Vidyapeeth.[citation needed] For the last ten years of his life he was severely infirmed, and died in 1946.[4]
The National Book Trust, India, recently published a biography titled Braja Kishore Prasad: The Hero of Many Battles, authored by Sachidanand Sinha..[5]
References
- ^ Umar4Ashraf (1 April 2021). "Heritage Times - ब्रजकिशोर प्रसाद : स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का एक महानायक". Heritage Times. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Braj Kishore Prasad - the Forgotten Hero of Bihar - PatnaDaily". www.patnadaily.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Kamat. "Biography: Anugrah Narayan Sinha". Kamat's archive. Retrieved 25 June 2006.
- ^ s:The Story of My Experiments with Truth/Part V/The Gentle Bihari
- ^ "Welcome to National Book Trust India". National Book Trust, India. Retrieved 28 August 2018.