Tapasa vai Ganga is the biography Prof Radha Krishna Choudhary

Radha Krishna Choudhary

Professor Radha Krishna Choudhary was a historian, thinker and writer of Bihar. He has contributed to the historical and archaeological studies of Bihar as well as to Maithili literature. He published numerous original researches on the history of Bihar and was acclaimed as a researcher...

, an eminent historian and literateur of Mithila

Mithila

Mithila was a city in Ancient India, the capital of the Videha Kingdom. The name Mithila is also commonly used to refer to the Videha Kingdom itself, as well as to the modern-day territories that fall within the ancient boundaries of Videha...

, written by Dr.Binod Bihari Verma

Binod Bihari Verma

Binod Bihari Verma was a Maithili littérateur by soul, medical doctor by profession and a defence officer by career. He is most noted for his pioneering work on Panjis, which are ancient genealogical charts, Maithili Karna Kayasthak Panjik Sarvekshan. He is also known for his depiction of rural...

, published in 1995.

Overview

This biography, contains two parts in the same volume. The first part deals with the sequence of life of Prof Radha Krishna Choudhary

Radha Krishna Choudhary

Professor Radha Krishna Choudhary was a historian, thinker and writer of Bihar. He has contributed to the historical and archaeological studies of Bihar as well as to Maithili literature. He published numerous original researches on the history of Bihar and was acclaimed as a researcher...

. Second Part deals with the analysis of his thinking, creative and academic works.

Contents

1. Aamukh (Foreword)
2. Aabhaar gyaapan (Acknowledgements)
3. Part I: Jeevan dhara (Life story)
   1. Biyar mul evam purvaj (Genealogy and forefathers)
   2. Pitamah (Grandfather)
   3. Mata pita (Parents)
   4. Vishvak sthiti (Global situation)
   5. Tatkaalin bhartiya rajniti (Indian political situation)
   6. Janma (Birth)
   7. Mithila mata sa agaadh prem (Love of mother mithila)
   8. Baalsangi koshik vinaash leela (Destruction caused by Kosi
      Kosi
      Kosi, also known as Kosi Kalan, is a small town in the Mathura district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Located on the Agra-Delhi highway, it is at a distance of about 100 km from Delhi and about the same from the city of Agra. Kosi is an economic and industrial hub of Uttar Pradesh with...
      
       river)
   9. Balyakaal (Childhood)
   10. Vidyarthi jeevan (Student life)
   11. Bhagalpur ma college (College study in Bhagalpur)
   12. Tatkaalin vampanthi andolan (Contemporary leftist movement)
   13. Rashtraprem o svatantrata snagram (Patriotism and freedom struggle)
   14. 1942 ke nau din (Nine days of 1942)
   15. 1943: Bangaalak akal piditak seva (Service to the drought hit Bengal in 1943)
   16. Uttar bihar rilif kameti (North bihar relief committee)
   17. Anya sabha samitik ayojan (Organisation of other conferences and meetings)
   18. Lekchararak pad par niyukti (Appointment as Lecturer)
   19. Bivah (Marriage)
   20. Kumharaarak utkhanan (Archaeological excavation at Kumhar)
   21. Shikshakak rup ma (As an educationist)
   22. Chhatrak sansmaran (In the memory of his students)
   23. Parivar (Family)
   24. Mitra varg (Friends)
   25. Devghar baas (Stay at Deoghar
       Deoghar
       Deoghar is the headquarters city of Deoghar District in the Santhal Parganas division of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is an important Hindu pilgrimage centre, having in Baidyanath Temple one of the twelve Shiva Jyothirlingams in India and also one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in India.-Origin of...
       
       )
   26. Antim samay (Last stage)
   27. Sanstha aur vyaktitva sa sampark (Contact with various people and institutes)
   28. Vibhinn sanstha dvara samman aur pratishtha (Awards by various institutes)
   29. Itihaas sambandhi maulik shodh (Original research in history)
   30. Maithili sahitya ke Radha Krishna Choudharik yogdaan (Contribution of Radha Krishna Choudhary to Maithili Literature)
   31. Maithili lekhan (Maithili writings)
   32. Upsanhaar (Afterword)
4. Part II: Chintan dhaara (Thinking)
5. Rachna dhaara: krititva (Creative writing)
6. Krititva charcha (Discussion of creative writing)
   1. Sarantidha (Sarantidha)
   2. Dhammapada (Dhammapada)
   3. Maithili sahityak sarvekshan (Survey of Maithili literature)
   4. Vidyapati kaalin mithila (Mithila in the times of Vidyapati
      Vidyapati
      Vidyapati Thakur , also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil was a Maithili poet and a Sanskrit writer. He was born in the village of Bishphi in Madhubani district of Bihar state, India. He was son of Ganapati...
      
      )
   5. Mahakavi lal das (Mahakavi Lal Das)
7. Parishisht (Appendices)
   1. Biyar moolak vanshavriksha (Geneaogical chart of Biyar mool)
   2. Pratham mathili lekhak sammelan ma itihaas vibhagak sabhapatik bhashan (Declamation at first Maithili writers conference as the chairperson of history department)
   3. Srimati shanti devik sansmaran (Srimati Shanti Devi remembers)

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1. Tapasa vai Ganga