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'''Jayakant Mishra''' (20 November 1922 – 3 February 2009) was an Indian scholar and author. He was a professor of English at [[Allahabad University]], and an advocate for the [[Maithili language]], where he [[writ|petitioned]] the [[Government of Bihar]] to make its language instruction available for primary schools in the area.,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SylBHS8IJAUC&q=jayakant+mishra+mithila+movement&pg=PA103 |title=Language, Religion And Politics in North India – Paul R. Brass – Google Books |accessdate=19 March 2013|isbn=9780595343942 |last1=Brass |first1=Paul R. |year=2005 }}</ref> He worked tirelessly for the statehood of Mithila in India carving out from Bihar and Jharkhand from 1994 till his death.

==Early life==
Mishra was born on 20 November 1922, in [[Varanasi]].<ref name="bio1"/><ref name="december" group="note">Mishra's birth month as stated as November by daughter Lila, although his friend Dhanakar Thakur has mentioned December.</ref> His father, Umesha Mishra, and grandfather, Pandit Jayadev Mishra, were both [[mahamahopadhyaya]] titled scholars. Umesha Mishra studied [[Maithili language|Maithili]] and [[Sanskrit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auadmission.co.in/aboutald.aspx |title=About Allahabad University |publisher=Auadmission.co.in |date= |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref> In 1923, the Mishras moved to [[Allahabad]].<ref name="lineage">{{cite web|url=http://www.anadianant.co.uk/about-us/lineage |title=Lineage |work=Anadi Anant |date= |accessdate=19 March 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1943, Mishra completed his M.A. degree in English Language and Literature at [[Allahabad University]]. In 1944, he joined their faculty as a lecturer in the Department of English and Modern European Languages. With Dr. Amarnath Jha as his thesis advisor, Mishra wrote his PhD dissertation on the history of [[Maithili literature]].<ref name="bio1"/>

Mishra continued in the faculty at Allahabad until 1983, when he retired as professor and head of their English department. From 1985 to 1988, he was the Visiting Professor of English at [[Sagar University]]. In 1986, he served on The All India Board for Research Awards in Humanities at [[Mysore]]. From 1992 to 1994, he served as the Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Social Sciences in [[Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday University|Chitrakoot Gramodaya Visvavidyalaya.]]<ref name="bio1"/>

Mishra was the editor for ''Vrihat Maithili Shabdakosh'' (वृहत मैथिली शब्दकोश/বৃহৎ মৈথিলী শব্দকোষ), the first Maithili-English dictionary. In 1973, he published the first part of the glossary, which covered words that began with "a".<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CdQ4CMLgP_YC&q=jayakant+mishra+Vrihat+Maithili+Shabdakosh&pg=PR8 |title=Basic Colloquial Maithili: A Maithili-Nepali-English Vocabulary with Some ... – Alice Irene Davis – Google Books |accessdate=20 March 2013|isbn=9780895817624 |last1=Davis |first1=Alice Irene |year=1984 }}</ref> The dictionary would later be published in two volumes. The Maithili words were written in [[Devanagri]] and [[Tirhuta]] scripts, along with equivalent phonetics in English. It is considered an important landmark in Maithil literature.<ref name="videha1922"/>

According to article 350A of the [[Indian constitution]], each State should provide facilities where primary education students can receive instruction in their local language.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.rajbhasha.nic.in/GOLPContent.aspx?t=enconst
|title=Constitutional provisions – official language related part-17 of the constitution of india
|work=Rajbahasha.nic.in Department of Official Language
|quote=It shall be the endeavour of every State and of every local authority within the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups; and the President may issue such directions to any State as he considers necessary or proper for securing the provision of such facilities.
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514083833/http://rajbhasha.nic.in/GOLPContent.aspx?t=enconst
|archivedate=14 May 2013
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/353/country-constitutional |title=National Constitutional provisions – India |publisher=Right to Education |accessdate=20 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116112755/http://www.right-to-education.org/country-node/353/country-constitutional |archivedate=16 January 2013 }}</ref> On 3 September 1998, Mishra filed [[writ|civil writ]] CWJC-7505/1998 at the [[Patna High Court]], against the [[Government of Bihar]] for not providing minimum primary education in Maithili medium to the Maithili-speaking region of Bihar.<ref name="autogenerated1998">{{cite web|url=http://patnahighcourt.bih.nic.in/CaseStatus/CASESTATUS.ASPX?CAT%3DCV%26TYPE%3D15%26CNO%3D7505%26CYEAR%3D1998%26Digest%3DyPY%2BKjpudNzaijUvvnfmcg |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716022250/http://patnahighcourt.bih.nic.in/CaseStatus/CASESTATUS.ASPX?CAT=CV&TYPE=15&CNO=7505&CYEAR=1998&Digest=yPY+KjpudNzaijUvvnfmcg |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 July 2012 |accessdate=30 March 2012 }}</ref><ref group="note>On 3 September 1998, Writ Petition, CWJC-7505/1998 was filed in High Court, Patna. Dr. Jayakant Mishra was the Petitioner, and Lalan Kumar Verma was his advocate. The Bihar Government was the respondent in the case and its advocate was A.N. Singh(SC8).</ref> On 26 September 2003, Chief Justice R.N. Prasad ruled in favour of Mishra. In 2004, the Bihar government made a civil appeal (Civil Appeal No. 7266 of 2004) against Mishra to the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]].<ref group="note">In the civil appeal, Manish Kumar and Gopal Singh were their advocates for the Bihar Government. Vijayendra Mishra and Anil Kumar Jha were the advocates for Mishra.</ref> On 30 September 2010, The Supreme Court (Court No. 9) rejected the appeal.<ref>The judgement for Civil Appeal 7266 of 2004 was given by Justices B. Sudarshan Reddy and Surinder Songh Nijjar.</ref><ref name="courtnic1">{{cite web
| url = http://courtnic.nic.in/supremecourt/temp/ac%20726604p.txt
| title = Supreme Court of India Record of Proceedings, Civil Appeal No. 7266 of 2004, State of Bihar & Ors. vs. Jayakant Mishra & Ors.
| date = 30 September 2010
| work = courtnic.nic.in
}}</ref> The Bihar government withdrew other similar cases (e.g., Civil Appeal No(s). 2203–2208 of 2001),<ref name="courtnic1"/> concerning similar primary education rights.

{{citation needed span|text=Mishra formed Mithila Rajya Sangharsh Samiti, to get Mithila state created for people of North Bihar.|date=June 2015}} {{citation needed span|text= In 1990s, he worked with Dr. [[Dhanakar Thakur]] and [[Amarnath Jha "Bakshi"]] for this cause. He continued working for his dream state of Mithila till his death and worked on the slogan coined by workers of the movement – "Bhikh nahi adhikar chahi, Hamara Mithila Raj chahi".|date=June 2015}},

==Legacy==
In 2009, [[Gajendra Thakur]] and the editors of the e-journal ''Videha – First Maithili Fortnightly'' published a series of English-Maithili dictionaries that were dedicated to Mishra along with other advocates.<ref name="videha1922"/> {{citation needed span|text=The series was later published as a comprehensive ''Videha English Maithili Dictionary''.|date=June 2015}}

==Personal life==
In 1939, Mishra married Shreemati Devi, a [[Maithili language|Maithili]] [[poet]] and writer.<ref name="bio1"/>

==Works==
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Some of Mishra's notable publications include:<ref name="videha1922">{{cite web
| last = Thakur | first = Gajendra
| authorlink = Gajendra Thakur
| url = http://www.videha.com/2009/02/1922-2009.html
| title = विदेह – प्रथम मैथिली पाक्षिक ई पत्रिका: जयकान्त मिश्र जी (1922–2009) क निधन
| language = 
| publisher = Videha.com
| date=4 February 2009
| accessdate=19 March 2013
}}</ref>
* ''History of Mithili Literature'' – Mishra's PhD thesis.
* ''Introduction to The Folk Literature of Mithila'' (1950–51)<ref name="folk">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c3TqmBoQnf4C&q=jayakant+mishra+allahbad+university&pg=PA423 |title=Rise of Anthropology in India: The tribal dimensions – Lalita Prasad Vidyarthi – Google Books |accessdate=19 March 2013|last1=Vidyarthi |first1=Lalita Prasad |year=1978 }}</ref>
* ''The Critical Edition of Kirtaniya Dramas''
* ''Lectures on Thomas Hardy'' (1955, 1965)<ref name="bio1"/>
* ''Complex Style in English Poetry'' (1977)<ref name="bio1"/>

==Awards==
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1967: Samman Patra by Akhil Bhartiya Maithili Sammelan, Bombay. 
1989: Gaurinath Memorial Lectures. 
1990: Tamra Patra by Chetna Samiti, Patna. 
1995: Samman Patra by Mithila Sanskritik Sangam, Prayag. 
1999: Samman Patra by Vidyapati Samiti, Dhanbad.
2001: Bhasha Samman by Sahitya Academy for the year 2000

==Notable positions==
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1943–2008: President, All India Maithili Sahitya Samiti, Allahabad. 
1948: Member, Council of All India Oriental Conference. 
1963–82: Member, Advisory Board and General Council of Sahitya Akademi. 
1967–71: Secretary, G. N. Jha Research Institute, Allahabad. 
1971–74: Founder-Secretary, Dr. Ishwari Pd. Institute of History, Allahabad. 
1973–74: Prabandha Mantri & Sangrahalaya Mantri, Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad. 
1977: President, Diamond Jubilee Session of Asam Sahitya Sabha, Jorhat. 
1984–89: Member, Executive Board of Maithili Akademi, Patna. 
1993: Inaugurated First International Maithili Conference, Ranchi. 
1996: President, Mithila Rajya Sangharsh Samiti(a unit of Antarrashtriya Maithili parishad), till his death . 
1995–99: Editor, Maithili Section of "Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature" and "Modern/Medieval Indian Literature".

== See also ==
* [[Maithili language]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite web
| url = http://drdhanakarthakur.blogspot.com/2009/02/drjaykant-mishra-1209.html
| title = Dr.Jaykant Mishra 1.2.09
| last = Thakur | first = Dhanakar
| work = drdhanakarthakur.blogspot.com
| date = 2 February 2009
}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.videha.co.in VIDEHA First Maithili Fortnightly International e-journal] {{ISSN|2229-547X}}

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