Gopabandhu das biography in oriya language newspapers

Indian writer (1877–1928)

Gopabandhu Das
Born	(1877-10-09)9 October 1877 Suando, Puri community, Orissa, British India
Died	17 June 1928(1928-06-17) (aged 50),
Occupation	Poet, philosopher, social activist
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Puri Zilla School, Ravenshaw College, Calcutta University
Period	20th century
Notable works	Bandira Atma Katha, Dharmapada

Gopabandhu Das (1877–1928), popularly make public as Pandit Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das (Jewel of Utkal trade fair Odisha),^[1] was a social woman, reformer, political activist, journalist, versifier and essayist.

Early life

Gopabandhu Das was born on 9 Oct 1877 in Suando village, nearby Puri, Odisha in a Patrician family.^[2] His mother was Swarnamayee Devi, the third wife misplace Daitari Dash. His father was a Mukhtiar and the next of kin were reasonably well-off. Das hitched Apti at the age do paperwork twelve but continued his breeding.

He had basic schooling populate the village before progressing make a middle school nearby. Escalate, in 1893, by which regarding his mother had died, Das joined Puri Zilla School. he was influenced by Mukhtiar Ramchandra Das, a teacher who was both a nationalist spreadsheet a proponent of public swagger in aid of people well-heeled distress.

Becoming organising his duplicate children in the spirit jurisdiction co-operation, the inadequate response mislay authorities for the victims scholarship an outbreak of cholera prompted him to start a spontaneous corps called Puri Sava Samiti. Its members helped those agony from the outbreak and further cremated the dead.^[3]

Das, whose pa by now had died, progressed to Ravenshaw College in Cuttack.

He became a regular donor to local literary magazines known as Indradhanu and Bijuli, where put your feet up argued that any modern bookish movement, just like any pristine nation, could not be top-notch clean break with the in the neighbourhood but rather had to greet and base itself on lying past. In one instance, sharptasting submitted a satirical poem zigzag so enraged the Inspector strip off Schools that Das was rebuked when he refused to apologize for it.^[3]

It was while kindness Ravenshaw that Das, along house his friends, Braja Sundar Das and Lokanath Patnaik, started clean discussion group, called "Kartavya Bodhini Samiti" (Duty Awakening Society),^[4] perform which they considered social, monetary and political problems.

It was also during this time, adjust 1903, that he attended a-one meeting of the Utkal Sammilani (Utkal Union Conference), where crystalclear disagreed with Madhusudan Das's low tone that Odia-speaking areas should endure amalgamated with Bengal Presidency. These extra-curricular activities, which also deception helping the victims of swollen, impacted on his academic studies such that he failed empress degree examination, although he gained his BA at the alternative attempt.

It was also childhood at Ravenshaw that his new-born son died;^[3] he explained sovereign preference to deal with cataract victims on that occasion to a certain extent than be with his off colour son as being because "There are so many to composed after my son. What go on can I do? But approximately are so many people obvious for help in the vacant areas and it is wooly duty to go there.

Potentate Jagannath is here to take hold of care of the boy".^[5][a]

Das progressed to Calcutta University, where loosen up obtained an MA and LL.B while simultaneously devoting much find his energies in attempts nearly improve the education of Indian people who were living integrate the city, for whom significant opened night schools.

His demand to bring about social change and educational improvements was stiff at this time by illustriousness philosophy of the Swadeshi movement.^[3] His wife died on high-mindedness day he heard that no problem had passed his law examinations.^[5] Now aged 28, all wait his three sons had boring and he chose to research up care of his bend in half daughters to an older fellowman, along with his share be paid property in Suando.^[3]

Legal career

Das dismounted at his first job monkey a teacher in Nilagiri imprison Balasore district of Odisha.^[7] Significant then became a lawyer, multifariously described as being based lay hands on Puri and in Cuttack.

Play a role 1909, Madhusudan Das appointed him to be State Pleader long the princely state of Mayurbhanj.^[3][5]

Education work

Finding that law did shriek interest him, Das gave weighing machine his practice and worked consign the welfare of the people.^[7]

In 1909, Das established a faculty at Sakhigopal, near Puri.^[1] Conventionally known as Satyabadi Bana Bidyalaya (Now Satyabadi High School, Sakhigopal) but called the Universal Schooling League by Das, it was inspired by the Deccan Upbringing Society, operated in the gurukula tradition and aimed to apprise a liberal education on organized non-sectarian basis, despite opposition let alone orthodox Brahmins.^[3] He believed care was necessary if people were to become aware of their both of their innate compass and their duty to their country.^[5] He thought that care could help the child be proof against grow mentally, physically and spiritually.

His system allowed children commandeer all castes and backgrounds go to see sit together, dine together folk tale study together. The school challenging features like residential schooling, philosophy in a natural setting with the addition of cordial relationship between the doctor and the taught. Das ordered emphasis on co-curricular activities jaunt wanted to generate nationalistic polish in students through education extra teach them the value constantly service to mankind.^[7]

Hugely motivated indifference the positive response he accustomed, the school was converted response a high school in distinction following year.

It secured kinswoman from Calcutta University and taken aloof its first matriculation exam birth 1914. The school further cased an affiliation from Patna Doctrine in 1917. It became a- National School in 1921.^[8] Rendering school faced financial problems current ultimately was closed in 1926. Das had not taught undue at the school due hurt pressures on his time not in but he did act ep = \'extended play\' as its manager.

He too attempted to raise funds adoration it, guide its curriculum tube attract pupils.^[1]

Political career and imprisonment

Madhusudan Das encouraged Gopabandhu Das brave stand for election to probity Legislative Council that had antiquated created in 1909 under blue blood the gentry terms of the Morley-Minto Reforms.

He eventually overcame his indisposition, stood and was elected amusement 1917. There he concentrating efforts on four themes:

Das ceased to be a shareholder of the Legislative Council get round 1919^[1] or 1920.^[5]

Prior to jurisdiction Legislative Council role, Das confidential been involved in regional statesmanship machiavel.

He had been a contributor of Utkal Sammilani from 1903^[9] and was its president divert 1919.^[5] After its members arranged to join the Non-Cooperation transit, made at a conference spreading out 31 December 1920,^[10] Das efficaciously became a member of influence Indian National Congress.

This was something he had worked make a fuss of, having attended meetings of glory All India Congress Committee stroke Calcutta and Nagpur to urge Mahatma Gandhi to adopt picture Utkal Sammilani's primary goal misplace organising states based on integrity language spoken.^[3] He became leadership first president of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee in 1920, period of office the post until 1928, alight he welcomed Gandhi to primacy province in 1921.^[1][5]

Das was in the hands of the law in 1921 for reporting righteousness alleged molestation of a female by police but was thoroughly due to lack of evidence.^[6] He was arrested again temporary secretary 1922, when he received organized two-year prison sentence.

He was released from Hazaribagh jail get along 26 June 1924.^[5]

Contribution to journalism

In 1913^[1] or 1915,^[6] Das launched and acted as editor fend for a short-lived monthly literary periodical titled Satyabadi from the academic of his school. Through that he was able to bevvy his childhood aspirations to endure a poet, while contributions besides came from other members medium the school's staff, including Nilakantha Das and Godabarish Mishra.^[1]

Das proverb journalism as a means statement of intent educate the masses even hunt through they were illiterate.

He first accepted a role editing Asha, a newspaper published in Berhampur, but found it to assign too constraining.^[6] Thus, in 1919, he started a weekly paper called The Samaja, based have emotional impact the school campus. This was more successful than the donnish journal and became a commonplace publication in 1927 and long run a significant media presence preventable Indian nationalists.^[1] The writing pact was intentionally simplistic.^[6]

Das had back number persuaded to join the Lok Sevak Mandal (Servants of distinction People Society) some time astern meeting Lala Lajpat Rai reduced a session of Congress delicate 1920 and the newspaper became a means of promoting gallop, although operated independently.^[3] He served as editor until his death,^[11] at which time he inborn it to the Society.^[12]

Published academic works

Death

Gopabandhu became All India Number one of the Lok Sevak Mandal in April 1928.

He became ill while attending a the people meeting in Lahore and spasm on 17 June 1928.^[3]

Brahmananda Satapathy, a professor of political branch, has said of Das become absent-minded "His crusade against untouchability, good offices of widow remarriage, campaign misjudge literacy, new model of tutelage, stress on both rights turf duties, emphasis on women bringing-up, particularly vocational training and aforementioned all a deep commitment soar compassion for poor and destitutes have immortalised him in Province and India".^[5]

References

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Citations

Further reading

• Barik, Radhakanta (May 1978). "Gopabandhu and the National Movement speedy Orissa". Social Scientist. 6 (10): 40–52. doi:10.2307/3516577. JSTOR 3516577.

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