Rambriksh Benipuri
Ramavriksha Benipuri | |
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| Born | 23 December 1899 Benipur Village, Muzaffarpur, India |
| Died | 9 September 1968 (aged 68) Muzaffarpur, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Literary movement | Kisan Mahasabha, Quit India Movement, Janaue Todo Abhiyaan |
| Notable works | Ambpali, Patiton Ke Desh Mein, Genhu Aur Gulab, Maati Ki Muratien, Zanjeerein Aur Deewarien, Vijeta, Shakuntala etc. |
| Notable awards | Lifetime Achievement Award For Contribution In Literature From Rashtra Bhasha Parishad |
| Children | Dr. Prabha Benipuri |
| Relatives | Shyam Sunder Das |
Ramavriksha Benipuri (ⓘ, 23 December 1899 – 9 September 1968) was an independence activist, socialist leader, editor and Hindi writer. He was born in a small village named Benipur in Muzaffarpur district in a Bhumihar family in the Indian state of Bihar. He had spent nine years in prison for fighting for India's independence. He was the founder of Bihar Socialist Party in 1931 and Congress Socialist Party in 1934. He served as the president of Patna District Congress Committee of Indian National Congress from 1935 to 1937 during the 1937 Indian provincial elections. He was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (India) from Katra North in 1957. In 1958, he was elected as the Syndicate Member of Bihar University (Now Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University), Muzaffarpur.
Ramvriksha Benipuri hailed from Muzaffarpur in Bihar and took active part in the Indian freedom movement. He was also a journalist of Hindi Literature and started several newspapers like Yuvak in 1929 and regularly contributed in various others to spread the idea of nationalism and freedom from British rule.