Prasiddha Narayan Singh

Prasiddha Narayan Singh (born 1903) was a Bhojpuri writer, poet, and a freedom fighter.^[1] He is known for his patriotic and encouraging poems. Jawaharlal Nehru appreciated his poem Jawahar Swagat on his visit of Ballia during the freedom movement.^[2]

Life

He was born in 1903 at Chitbara village in Ballia district of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.^[3] His father was Jagmohan Singh. In his earlier days, He was a worker in Mestan high school and later left the job and started property dealing. After that he joined Indian National Congress and started his political career. He also worked as a freedom fighter and took part in the independence struggle.^[4]

Works

Bhojpuri

• Balidani Ballia^[5] (Book)
• Jawahar Swagat (Poem)

Hindi

• Ballia Jile ke Kavi aur Lekhak (Book)
• Dorup (poem)