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Brajkishore Prasad was born in 1877 in Shrinagar to Ramjivan Lal a zamindar now in Siwan district in Bihar. He had his early education in Chapra and Patna before moving to Presidency College in Calcutta where he completed his legal training. In between he was married to Phool Devi. He set up a roaring legal practise in Darbhanga and had two sons Vishwa Nath and Shiv Nath and two daughters,Prabhavati Devi and Vidyawati.Prabhavati Devi was married to Jayaprakash Narayan and Vidyawati to Mrityunjaya Prasad,son of Rajendra Prasad. Sivan (סִיוָן, Standard Hebrew Sivan, Tiberian Hebrew Sîwān: from Akkadian simānu Season; time) is the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year and the third month of the civil year on the Hebrew calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bihar ( बिहार in Devanagri) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... Chapra (or Chupra) is a city of Bihar state in India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Patna (पटना) is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. ... Presidency College could refer to: Presidency College, Chennai Presidency College, Kolkata This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Districts : Darbhanga Division (derbÅ­ng´ge) , city (1991 pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search Prabhavati Devi (born 1906 died 1973) was at the forefront of freedom struggle in Bijar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Prabhavati Devi (born 1906 died 1973) was at the forefront of freedom struggle in Bijar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cover of the book Jayaprakash by Lakshminarayan Lal. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dr. Rajendra Prasad (December 3, 1884–February 28, 1963) was the first President of India. ...


He met with Mahatma Gandhi in 1915 and was immediately taken in by him. He decided to get involved full time in the freedom struggle and gave up his legal practice. He was intrumental in Gandhi taking up the Champaran movement. Gandhi was so impressed by his dedication that he set aside a full chapter on him in his autobiographical book, My experiments with truth called "The Gentle Bihari". Jump to: navigation, search Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869–January 30, 1948) (Devanagari : मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी, Gujarati મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી) was a national icon who led the struggle for Indias independence from British colonial rule, empowered by tens of millions of common Indians. ... Jump to: navigation, search Champaran Movement is the name given tothe non-coppearation movement launched by Gandhi in Champaran region of Bihar. ... Jump to: navigation, search My Experiments with Truth is the title of the English translation of Gandhis autobiography. ...


He remained at the forefront of the freedom struggle in Bihar and collaborating with several colleagues was instrumental is the setting up of Bihar Vidyapeeth. For the last ten years of his life he was severely infirmed and died in 1946. Jump to: navigation, search 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...


One of his great grandsons Ashoka Jahnavi-Prasad is a famous scientist. Jump to: navigation, search Ashoka Jahnavi-Prasad ( A.J.Prasad) is a behavioral scientist who was the first to postulate that neuroses have a biological basis. ...


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