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| name = Bilat Paswan Vihangam<br />
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| birth_date = 1940<br />
| birth_place =vill+Po-Eakhuttha,PS-Khutauna,Disst-Madhubani [[Bihar]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date|2017|10|05}}<br />
| death_place =Patna <br />
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| occupation = Writer<br/>Politician<br />
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| known for = [[Hindi]] & [[Maithili language|Maithili]] literature<br />
| spouse =late Bhulkun Devi <br />
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| parents = late Bhutai Paswan<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br />
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'''Bilat Paswan''', who wrote under the [[nome de plume]], '''Vihangam''', was an Indian writer and politician, known for his writings in Hindi & Maithili literature.<ref name="Folklore of Reshma and Chuharmal">{{cite journal | url=http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2011&issid=38&id=2726 | title=Folklore of Reshma and Chuharmal | author=Badri Narayan Tiwari | journal=Muse India | year=2011 | issue=38 | access-date=23 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220154735/http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2011&issid=38&id=2726 | archive-date=20 December 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a former chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission & former chairman of Bihar Inter University Board. Born in 1940 to Bhutai Paswan in [[Bihar]],<ref name="Dr. Bilat Paswan Vihangam vs The State Of Bihar & Ors">{{cite web | url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/34077379/ | title=Dr. Bilat Paswan Vihangam vs The State Of Bihar & Ors | publisher=India Kanoon | date=2015 | access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> he represented [[Rajnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)]] at the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] for two terms in 1968 and 1972 & Khajauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) at the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] for two terms in 1985 and 1990,<ref name="List of Winning MLA's from Khajauli Till Date">{{cite web | url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/bihar/khajauli.html | title=List of Winning MLA's from Khajauli Till Date | publisher=Maps of India | date=2016 | access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> contesting under [[Indian National Congress]] candidature, defeating Ram Lakhan Ram of the [[Communist Party of India]] on both the elections.<ref name="Previous Year's Election Results in Khajauli, Bihar">{{cite web | url=http://elections.traceall.in/vidhan-sabha-assembly-election-results/Khajauli-in-Bihar | title=Previous Year's Election Results in Khajauli, Bihar | publisher=Trace All | date=2016 | access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> He also contested two elections unsuccessfully, in 1980 and 2000.<ref name="Bihar Assembly Election 2000">{{cite web | url=http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=496&cid=76 | title=Bihar Assembly Election 2000 | publisher=Empowering India | date=2016 | access-date=23 August 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2005, for his contributions to literature.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2013 |access-date=20 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Maithili literature]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web | url=http://www.mithilatimes.com/maithili-literature/ | title=Modern Maithili Literature (1830 A.D. to date) | publisher=Mithila Times | date=20 July 2011 | access-date=23 August 2016 | author=Sarojanand Jha | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810164228/http://www.mithilatimes.com/maithili-literature/ | archive-date=10 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}<br />
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