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Birakishore Das
Birakishore Das (23 November 189828 April 1973), popularly known as "Jatiya Kabi Birakishore" (lit. National Poet, Birakishore) was a poet, social activist and politician from Odisha. Best known for the editor of " Mo Desha" a monthly magazine. Early life Birakishore Das was born on 23 November 1898 in a Karan (caste), Vaishnav Karan family at Punanga village of Cuttack district (now in Jagatsinghpur). He completed his matriculation at Victoria high School, Cuttack and later worked in the co-operative department of Odisha. After five years of service, he joined Non-cooperation movement (1919–22), Non-cooperation movement in 1921. Works He was very famous during the time of freedom struggle for his patriotic songs, directed against the British Raj, British rule and inspired thousands numbers of peoples. His first publication " Mohana Banshi" , a compilation of national songs, was prescribed by the British government. He wrote poems to be recited in public meetings and in proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in South Asia. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods: *Between 1612 and 1757, the East India Company set up "factories" (trading posts) in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal emperors, Maratha Empire or local rulers. Its rivals were the merchant trading companies of Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France. By the mid-18th century three ''Presidency towns'': Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. *During the period of Company rule in India, 1757–1858, the Company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "Presidencies". However, it also increasingly came under British government oversight, in effect sharing sovereig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
