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Mantri Saheb Babu Brij Mangal Rai | |
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File:Babu Brijmangal Rai.jpg | |
President of the District Congress Committee | |
In office 1961– 1966 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Khardiha Ghazipur, India | 14 January 1914
Died | 13 February 1998 Ghazipur | (aged 84)
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Profession | Educationist Politician Freedom Activist |
Brijmangal Rai(Hindi: बृजमंगल राय) was a freedom fighter who established several educational institution after the independence in district Ghazipur. Being an important political leader of ruling Congress party, it was very easy for him to garner political favour or to grab some powerful post in Uttar Pradesh government. However he opted for social services only, living a life of yogi, not accepting even the pension of freedom fighters.[1]
Early life
Born in a farmers family of village Khardiha of district Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh, Brijmangal Rai was a very brilliant student. However he couldn't complete his education due to his devotion to the motherland. In a very tender age he got influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and left his school to become a freedom fighter. Due to his perseverance, commitment and hard work he rose to prominence very quickly in the congress sangathan. At the age of only 22 years he got nominated as mandal secretary of Congress sangathan.[2] Hence inviting attention of oppressive and brutal British government agencies, he had to go underground for several years. In spite of many raids and tip-offs he could not get arrested. But he was not inactive in all those years. Police started harassing his family and sealed his house, which lock got opened only after the independence.[3] British government terminated the services of his younger brother Brijnath Rai, who was working as market inspector in those days. But Brijmangal Rai didn't get deviated from his path. His only dream was to see the motherland free of British subjugation.[4]
Freedom fighter
In 1942 Quit India movement, Brijmangal Rai played an important role conducting organisational activities. He was served an arrest warrant within a week of spearheading the movement. But he got underground and was never got arrested. As a result the entire property of his family was attached.[5]
Educationist
Brijmangal Rai established Shri Sarvoday Inter College in Khardiha village in the year of 1952. He made Khardiha an educational center by establishing BTC training center and a Degree Collage. Due to his pioneering task thousand of rural youth got the opportunity for better education. Many of these student achieved greater hights in their professional career.[6] It was Brijmangal Rai who identified the talented Hindi writer Veveki Rai and appointed him as a teacher in his newly founded secondary school.[7]
Achievements
Although he never contested any assembly or Lok Sabha election but he ensured victory of congress candidate from his assembly constituency five continuous terms. He served as member of Pradesh Congress Committee but he didn't ask for any political favour. He devoted his entire life for the betterment of rural people of Ghazipur district. That is why he is remembered as 'Malviya Ji' of Ghazipur.[8]
Death and legacy
Brijmangal rai was a devotee of Bhagwan Shiv. His lived a life of disciplined yogi. As a true Gandhian his attire was khadi dhoti only.Instead of dhoti he hardly wore any cloth in upper part of his body. Although being a political person he lived an unblemished or spotless life of 84 years.
References
- ^ Shwet Patra,Viveki Rai,Prabhat Prakashan,New Delhi,1972
- ^ Maya,Monthly magazine, Allahabad, March,1998
- ^ District Ghazipur Gazetteers, Published by government of Uttar Pradesh,1981
- ^ Hindustan Times, English Daily, Lucknow edtition,16 February,1998
- ^ Ghazipur District Records;Chopra; P.N.:Quit India Movement of 1942,Published in the Journalof Indian History,Trivendrum,1971
- ^ https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Shwet_Patra.html?id=2CugHAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y
- ^ Nivedita, Hindi Magazine, Published by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati PG College,Ghazipur,1999
- ^ Manisha,Special issue,published by Khardiha Degree College,Ghazipur,1999