Maniklal Sinha

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Maniklal Sinha


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Teacher



Maniklal Sinha, also Maniklal Singha; (13 January 1916 -21 March 1994)[1] was an Indian archaeologist,[2] writer,[3] poet,[4] folk-culture scholar[1] (Lokasangskritibid), novelist[5] and assistant teacher at Bishnupur High School. He was the main entrepreneur and founding director of Acharya Jogesh Chandra Pura Kirti Bhavan[2](museum) and Bangiya Sahitya Parishad – Bishnupur Branch[2][6] in 1951 at Bishnupur. He was awarded an honorary D.Litt. degree by the University of Burdwan in 1989 for his contribution as an archaeologist, writer and novelist.

Biography

Maniklal Sinha, son of Amulyaratan Singha and Narayani Debi was born on 13 January 1916 at Joykrishnapur, near Bishnpur.[1] In 1934, he passed Matriculation from Bishnupur High School (English Medium) and then completed I.S.C from Bankura Christian College. On 16 June 1936, Sinha was arrested from his home in Joykrishnapur on charges of sedition for the crime of Swadeshi. On that day he was kept in Bishnupur Jail, but the next day i.e. 17 June, Sinha was transferred to Mednipur Central Jail[1][7] after that on fourth of September, he was again transferred to Madarganj, Mymensingh . Finally, on 22 December 1937, he was released from jail. In 1938, he married Jui Rani Sinha and later in 1942, he completed a Bachelor's and a master's degree (1945) from Calcutta University and joined Bishnupur High School as an assistant teacher. He took up teachers training i.e. B.T training from David Hare training college[1] in 1952.

At the age of 78, Maniklal Sinha died[1] due to physical ailments of old age at home. In 2016, S.D.O, Bishnupur and D.M, Bankura, organised few events to celebrate his 101 years of birth day at Bishnupur and Bankura.[8]

Maniklal Sinha and Jui Rani Sinha have five sons. Among of them Pradip Kumar Sinha[9] and Pranab Kumar Sinha[10] are eminent writer, Sukanta Sinha is a publisher,[11] Dr. Srikanta Sinha[12] is a scientist, ISRO, Satellite Center, Bangalore, India and Srikrishna Sinha[13] is an independent researcher.

Works

In the 1970s, Maniklal Sinha discovered a Chalcolithic emplacement at Dihar[2][14][15] north of Bishnupur, on the north bank of Dwarakeshwar river. Coins, beads, semiprecious stone jewellery, and pottery were excavated. Sinha wrote to the archaeological department, University of Calcutta to take charge of it.

Furthermore, his archaeological research was embodied through these books which are Kasai Sabhyata,[16] Paschim Rarh Tatha Bankura Sanskrti,[3] Rarher Jati o Kristi,[11] Subarnarekha hoite Mayurakshi,[17] Rarher Mantrayan[18] etc. These books are the products of the author's lifelong hard work and so much affection for Rarh region.[19] Moreover, he highlighted the Jhumur song.[20][21]

Accolades

Publications

Poetry books

  • Deepshikha [4]
  • Anabasa‍yaka kaba‍yagrantha [22][23]

Novel

Drama

Little magazine

Criticism book

  • Adhunika bangla Sahitya

Books on Rarh Region

  • Kasai Sabhyata[27]
  • Paschim Rarh Tatha Bankura Sanskrti[3]
  • Rarher Jati o Kristi[11]
  • Subarnarekha Hoite Mayurakshi[17]
  • Rarher Mantrayan[18]
  • Jhumur songs of the West Bengal highlands[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Shodhganga, Kabiraj, Susanta.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Relic Hunter, Chakrabarty, Rakhi. The Times of India(20 June 2015). Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Paschim rarh tatha Bankura sanskriti{{#if:Singha|, Singha}. Chittaranjan Dasgupta(1977)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Deep Shika{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Sudhir Kumar Palit(1939)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 (PDF) শাল-ফুল | Shal-fhul | Maniklal Singha – মানিকলাল সিংহ, Sinha, Maniklal. KiTabpdf. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  6. ↑ Chairman – Bishnupur Municipality. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
  7. ↑ Ja Dekhechi Ja Sunechi{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Ekabinsati Magazine: Achintya Biswas(1999)
  8. ↑ মানিকলাল জন্ম শতবর্ষ, সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
  9. ↑ File:রাঢ়ের পদাবলী – প্রদীপকুমার সিংহ.pdf – Wikimedia Commons. commons.wikimedia.org.
  10. ↑ Prachin o Madhyayayuger Sahitye Bangali Samaj O Sanskriti{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Banngiya Sahitya Parishad(1999)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Rarher Jati O Kristi{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Sukanta Sinha; Bangiya Sahitya Parisad(1982)
  12. ↑ ORCID. orcid.org.
  13. ↑ ORCID. orcid.org.
  14. ↑ Excavation at Dihar 2012–2013 : An Interim Report({Template:Date).
  15. ↑ Black-and-Red Ware Settlements in West Bengal. South Asian Studies({Template:Date).
  16. ↑ Kansai Sabhyata{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Bangiya Sahitya Parishad(1954)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Subrnarekha Hoite Mayurakshi{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Bangiya Sahitya Parisad(1988)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Rardher Mantrajan{{#if:Singha|, Singha}. Sri Chittaranjan Dasgupta(1979)
  19. ↑ A Medley of Faiths: Towards a Composite Religious Culture in Early Medieval Rāḍh. Sahapedia. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Jhumar of the West Bengal highlands. Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi.
  21. ↑ Folksongs of Bengal. Journal of the Indian Musicological Society({Template:Date).
  22. ↑ Anabasayaka Kabayagrantha{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Apratul(1947)
  23. ↑ Anabasayaka Kabayagrantha{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Chattaranjan Dasgupta, Bangiya Sahitya Parisad(1982)
  24. ↑ Hammer{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Bhim Chandra Mahindra(1948)
  25. ↑ Shilpi{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Bangiya Sahitya Parisad(1950–1952)
  26. ↑ Rarh Upabhasar Bhumika{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Vishwavani Magazine
  27. ↑ Kansai Sabhyata{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Bangiya Sahitya Parisad(1954)

Bibliography

  • Rediscovering Living Buddhism in Modern Bengal: Maniklal Singha's The Mantrayāna of Rārh (1979) : From the book Buddhism and Medicine: Mukharji Bihari Projit, https://doi.org/10.7312/salg18936-028
  • Mallabhum Bishnupur – Chandara Manoranjan; Mitra & Ghosh Publishers Pvt Ltd, 10 Shyamacharan De Subreet, Kolkata 700 073, https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.265671/2015.265671.Mallabhum-Bishnupur_djvu.txt
  • Late Mediaeval Temples of Bengal (Origins and Classifications Calcutta: The Asiatic Society, 1972) McCutchion David.
  • Brick Temples of Bengal: From the Archives of McCutchion, David. (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1983), his research collected, interpreted and published by George Michell.
  • Smritir Nadite Manikratan (Dec 1999); Roy, Mohit. Ekabinsati: Editor- Achintya Biswas.
  • Puratattik Maniklal Singha (Dec 1999); Das, Mantu, Ekabinsati: Editor- Achintya Biswas.
  • Manabbidayar Ekjon Pathik Maniklal Singha (Dec 1999); Karan, Sudhir. Ekabinsati: Editor- Achintya Biswas.
  • Why the Bishnupur Museum in Bankura is a must visit https://www.getbengal.com/details/why-the-bishnupur-museum-in-bankura-is-a-must-visit

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