Praful Kumar Rai was an Indian writer. He was one of the prominent writers of the
Nagpuri-language in the modern period.
He had a prominent role in publication in the Nagpuri language and in the formation of ''Nagpuri Bhasha Parishad'' in 1960.
Life
Early life
He was born on 8 February 1926 in Pahar Bangru village of
Bharno
Bharno (also spelled as Bherno} is a village in the Bharno CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Bharno is located at
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in
Ranchi district
Ranchi district is the most populous district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is the district headquarters. It was established as a district in 1899.
History
Iron slag, potsherds and iron tools have been ...
(now
Gumla district
Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Etymology
For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked ...
). His father's name was Pandey Ramkishor Rai and mother's name was Suchitrabala Devi. He studied Bachelor of Commerce.
Career
He started his career as a government employee in
Central Coalfields
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company sinc ...
. He was also a writer and singer. His writings are published in various magazines such as Ranchi Times and All India Radio. He wrote Son Jhair (collection of stories), Barkha, Barkha Bund, Nagpuri Kavi, Awsar ni mile bujhu and Kilkila. He had a prominent role in the publication of writings in the Nagpuri language and in the formation of ''Nagpuri Bhasha Parishad'' in 1960.
References
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1929 births
20th-century Indian writers
Nagpuri-language writers
People from Ranchi district
Nagpuria people