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{{short description|Indian lawyer, poet and writer (1940–2019)}}
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| birth_name = Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo
| birth_date = {{birth date|1940|2|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Lalgarh ([[Palkot]]), [[Ranchi district]], [[Chota Nagpur Division]], [[Bihar Province]] (now [[Jharkhand]]), India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|03|18|1940|2|5}}
| death_place = [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]]
| education =
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Ranchi University]]|[[Chotanagpur Law College]]}}
| occupation = Lawyer, Poet, writer, political activist
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| spouse =
| parents = Maharaj Kumar Chhotlal Laxminath Shahdeo(father)
| children = Dr Lal Ajay Nath Shahdeo (son)
| relatives = Giriraj Nath Shahdeo(grandson), Rituraj Nath Shahdeo(grandson)
| awards = {{ubl|Praful Samman (2014)|Nagpuri Sansthan Swarn Samman (2014)|Durdarshan Samman (2011)|Swarn Samman|Honour by Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha (2017)|Jharkhand Ratna| Sher-e-Jharkhand honour}}
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'''Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo''' (5 February 1940 – 18 March 2019), was a lawyer, poet, writer and political activist. He was a prominent leader of the movement for a separate [[Jharkhand]] state. He was president of the [[Jharkhand Party]]. He wrote several Nagpuri poems, songs and slogans for the [[Jharkhand]] movement. At the end, the Central government of India accepted to form a new state, Jharkhand. He changed the state name ''Vananchal'' to ''[[Jharkhand]]'' after a debate with Prime minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/story/1263519.html|title=झारखंड आंदोलन के क्रांतिकारी कवि थे रणविजय नाथ शाहदेव|website=prabhatkhabar|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref> He was the recipient of the Jharkhand Ratna Award for his contribution to the movement for a separate state of Jharkhand.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-jharkhand-state-head-of-jagran-kamlesh-raghuvanshi-awarded-jharkhand-ratna-12232986.html|title=जागरण के स्टेट हेड कमलेश रघुवंशी को झारखंड रत्न|website=jagran|date=4 April 2015|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/lal-ranvijay-nath-shahdeo-passed-away-in-ranchi/1263160.html|title=नहीं रहे झारखंड आंदोलन के सबसे लोकप्रिय नेता लाल रणविजय नाथ शाहदेव|website=prabhatkhabar|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/jharkhand/ranchi/news/jharkhand-party-and-jharkhand-agitator-leader-lal-ranvijay-nath-shahdev-passes-away-01501159.html|title=झापा एवं झारखंड आंदोलनकारी नेता लाल रणविजय नाथ शाहदेव का निधन|website=bhaskar|date=18 March 2019|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref>

==Life==
===Early life===
Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo was born on 5 February 1940 in Lalgarh in [[Ranchi district]] in [[Bihar Province]] (now Jharkhand) to the [[Palkot]] [[Nagvanshis of Chotanagpur|Nagvanshi]] royal family.<ref name="auto"/> He was the son of Chhotelal Laxminath Shahdeo. He received his early education at home and teachers taught him Hindi, Sanskrit and English. His mother tongue was [[Nagpuri language|Nagpuri]]. He learnt the traditional nagpuri song from his father during his childhood.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=https://www.publicbol.com/jharkhand-legend-poet-literary-and-agitative-passes-away-586|title=मिलना इत्तेफाक और बिछड़ना नसीब था, वो उतना ही दूर चला गया जितना करीब था|website=publicbol|date=29 March 2019|access-date=13 November 2019}}</ref>

He completed his M.A in Political Science and History at [[Ranchi University]]. He studied Law at [[Chotanagpur Law College]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/> During his studies, he came in contact with writer Radhakrishna and political leader [[Jaipal Singh Munda]].<ref name="auto4"/>

===Career===
He was a lawyer for four decades. He was a nagpuri poet, story writer also a singer.

He joined the [[Jharkhand Party]] in 1957 and was a close associate of Jaipal Singh Munda. When Jaipal Singh Munda merged the Jharkhand Party with [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] on 20 June 1963, Lal Ranvijay did not support him and kept alive the Jharkhand Party. He was the president of Jharkhand Party. He give the slogan ''Jaipal, Bodra, Bage, Murga le ke Bhage'' which was popular during the Jharkhand movement. He wrote the Nagpuri poems and slogans for movement for a separate state of Jharkhand. He had a prominent role in the start of studies in the tribal and reignal languages in [[Ranchi University]]. He changed the state name ''Vananchal'' to ''Jharkhand'' though a debate with Prime minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/ranchi/jharkhand-agitator-ranvijay-shahdev-panchatattva-merge-involved-hundreds-of-people-agitating-emotional-farewell/1263521.html|title=झारखंड आंदोलनकारी रणविजय शाहदेव पंचतत्व में विलीन, शामिल हुए सैकड़ों लोग, आंदोलनकारी को दी भावपूर्ण विदाई|date=19 March 2019|access-date=17 December 2019}}</ref> He was president of Jharkhand Party till his death.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>

===Death===
He died on 28 March 2019 in raja dera in [[Ranchi]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>

==Works==
Lal Ranvijay was a poet and singer. He translated [[Bhagwat Gita]] in nagpuri. He was also editor of several books and magazines. He was known for ''Vir'' and ''Sringar ras'' poems. He composed around 350 nagpuri songs and poems.<ref name="auto4"/> Some of his prominent works are:
*''Mati mange lahu''
*''Barndo''
*''Purab kar ranf(drama)''
*''Piyasal''
*''Atma''
*''Aur shahnai baij uthlak''
*''Darad''
*''Manpuran(story)''
*''Kundri kar larange''
*''Admiman aur admiyat''
*''Chotanagpur kar gaon me''
*''Ekta(essay)''
*''Jagi jawan chamki bijuri(collection of poem)''
*''Puja kar Phul(collection of bhakti songs)''
*''Khotha(collection of songs)''

==Awards and honours==
In 2015, the [[Government of Jharkhand]] awarded him the Jharkhand Ratna Award for his contribution to the movement for a separate Jharkhand state by writing inspiring poems, songs and for his speeches. He was also awarded by Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha in 2017 and achieved the title of ''sher-e-jharkhand''.<ref name="auto1"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi]]
[[Category:1940 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi district]]
[[Category:Nagpuri-language writers]]
[[Category:Nagpuria people]]
[[Category:Activists from Jharkhand]]

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