Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo (5 February 1940 – 18 March 2019), was a lawyer, poet, writer and political activist. He was a prominent leader of the movement for a separate

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

state. He was president of the

Jharkhand Party The Jharkhand Party (JKP) is one of the oldest political parties in India. formed on 5 March 1949 by ''Marang Gomke'' Jaipal Singh Munda in Ranchi. The party grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state. The Jharkhand Party participa ...

. He wrote several Nagpuri poems, songs and slogans for the

movement. At the end, the Central government of India accepted to form a new state, Jharkhand. He changed the state name ''Vananchal'' to ''

'' after a debate with Prime minister

Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian poet, writer and statesman who served as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 ...

. He was the recipient of the Jharkhand Ratna Award for his contribution to the movement for a separate state of Jharkhand.

Life

Early life

Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo was born on 5 February 1940 in Lalgarh in

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(now Jharkhand) to the

Palkot Palkot is a village in the Palkot CD block in the Basia subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. History During 18th century, Nagvanshi king Yadunath Shah shifted his capital from Navratangarh to Palkot due to Mug ...

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royal family. He was the son of Chhotelal Laxminath Shahdeo. He received his early education at home and teachers taught him Hindi, Sanskrit and English. His mother tongue was Nagpuri. He learnt the traditional nagpuri song from his father during his childhood. He completed his M.A in Political Science and History at

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. He studied Law at Chotanagpur Law College. During his studies, he came in contact with writer Radhakrishna and political leader

Jaipal Singh Munda Jaipal Singh Munda (3 January 1903 – 20 March 1970) was an Indian politician, writer, and sportsman. He was a member of the Constituent Assembly, which debated the new Constitution of the Indian Union. He also captained the Indian field hock ...

Career

He was a lawyer for four decades. He was a nagpuri poet, story writer also a singer. He joined the

in 1957 and was a close associate of Jaipal Singh Munda. When Jaipal Singh Munda merged the Jharkhand Party with

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on 20 June 1963, Lal Ranvijay did not support him and kept alive the Jharkhand Party. He was the president of Jharkhand Party. He give the slogan ''Jaipal, Bodra, Bage, Murga le ke Bhage'' which was popular during the Jharkhand movement. He wrote the Nagpuri poems and slogans for movement for a separate state of Jharkhand. He had a prominent role in the start of studies in the tribal and reignal languages in

. He changed the state name ''Vananchal'' to ''Jharkhand'' though a debate with Prime minister

. He was president of Jharkhand Party till his death.

Death

He died on 28 March 2019 in raja dera in

Ranchi Ranchi (; ) is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern ...

Works

Lal Ranvijay was a poet and singer. He translated Bhagwat Gita in nagpuri. He was also editor of several books and magazines. He was known for ''Vir'' and ''Sringar ras'' poems. He composed around 350 nagpuri songs and poems. Some of his prominent works are: *''Mati mange lahu'' *''Barndo'' *''Purab kar ranf(drama)'' *''Piyasal'' *''Atma'' *''Aur shahnai baij uthlak'' *''Darad'' *''Manpuran(story)'' *''Kundri kar larange'' *''Admiman aur admiyat'' *''Chotanagpur kar gaon me'' *''Ekta(essay)'' *''Jagi jawan chamki bijuri(collection of poem)'' *''Puja kar Phul(collection of bhakti songs)'' *''Khotha(collection of songs)''

Awards and honours

In 2015, the

Government of Jharkhand The Government of Jharkhand also known as the State Government of Jharkhand, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Jharkhand and its Districts of Jharkhand, 24 districts. It consists of an exec ...

awarded him the Jharkhand Ratna Award for his contribution to the movement for a separate Jharkhand state by writing inspiring poems, songs and for his speeches. He was also awarded by Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha in 2017 and achieved the title of ''sher-e-jharkhand''.

References

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