Maniklal Sinha Explained
Maniklal Sinha, also Maniklal Singha; (13 January 1916 -21 March 1994)[1] was an Indian archaeologist, writer, poet, folk-culture scholar (Lokasangskritibid), novelist 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[3] 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. 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[4] 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 in 1952. At the age of 78, Maniklal Sinha died 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.[5]
Maniklal Sinha and Jui Rani Sinha have five sons. Among of them Pradip Kumar Sinha[6] and Pranab Kumar Sinha[7] are eminent writer, Sukanta Sinha is a publisher, Dr. Srikanta Sinha[8] is a scientist, ISRO, Satellite Center, Bangalore, India and Srikrishna Sinha[9] is an independent researcher.
Works
In the 1970s, Maniklal Sinha discovered a Chalcolithic emplacement at Dihar[10] [11] 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,[12] Paschim Rarh Tatha Bankura Sanskrti,[13] Rarher Jati o Kristi,[14] Subarnarekha hoite Mayurakshi, Rarher Mantrayan[15] etc. These books are the products of the author's lifelong hard work and so much affection for Rarh region.[16] Moreover, he highlighted the Jhumur song.[17] [18]
Accolades
Publications
Poetry books
Novel
Drama
Little magazine
Criticism book
Books on Rarh Region
- Kasai Sabhyata[26]
- Paschim Rarh Tatha Bankura Sanskrti
- Rarher Jati o Kristi
- Subarnarekha Hoite Mayurakshi[27]
- Rarher Mantrayan
- Jhumur songs of the West Bengal highlands
See also
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Kabiraj . Susanta . Shodhganga . Bengali.
- Web site: Chakrabarty . Rakhi . 20 June 2015 . Relic Hunter . 2022-08-14 . The Times of India . en.
- Web site: Chairman – Bishnupur Municipality . 2022-08-20 . en-US.
- Book: Sinha, Pradip . Ja Dekhechi Ja Sunechi . Ekabinsati Magazine: Achintya Biswas . 1999 . 82 . Bengali.
- Web site: সংবাদদাতা . নিজস্ব . মানিকলাল জন্ম শতবর্ষ . 2022-08-24 . anandabazar.com . bn.
- Web site: File:রাঢ়ের পদাবলী – প্রদীপকুমার সিংহ.pdf – Wikimedia Commons . commons.wikimedia.org . bn.
- Book: Sinha, Pranab . Prachin o Madhyayayuger Sahitye Bangali Samaj O Sanskriti . Banngiya Sahitya Parishad . 1999 . Bengali.
- Web site: ORCID . orcid.org.
- Web site: ORCID . orcid.org.
- Mondal . Bijan . Chattopadhyay . Rupendra Kumar . Biswas . Pampa . Acharya . Dipsikha . Excavation at Dihar 2012–2013 : An Interim Report .
- Chakrabarti . Dilip K. . Sengupta . Gautam . Chattopadhyay . R. K. . Lahiri . Nayanjot . 1993-01-01 . Black-and-Red Ware Settlements in West Bengal . South Asian Studies . 9 . 1 . 130 . 10.1080/02666030.1993.9628469 . 0266-6030.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Kansai Sabhyata . Bangiya Sahitya Parishad . 1954 . Bishnupur . 1–102 . Bengali.
- Book: Singha, Maniklal . Paschim rarh tatha Bankura sanskriti . 1977 . Chittaranjan Dasgupta . Bisnupur.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Rarher Jati O Kristi . Sukanta Sinha; Bangiya Sahitya Parisad . 1982 . 3rd . Bishnupur . 1–154 . Bengali.
- Book: Singha, Maniklal . Rardher Mantrajan . Sri Chittaranjan Dasgupta . 1979 . Bishnupur . 1–191 . Bengali.
- Web site: A Medley of Faiths: Towards a Composite Religious Culture in Early Medieval Rāḍh . 2022-08-21 . Sahapedia . en.
- Web site: Sinha . Manik Lal . Jhumar of the West Bengal highlands . Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi . 1974.
- Basu . Arun Kumar . Folksongs of Bengal . Journal of the Indian Musicological Society . 1 December 1986 . 17 . 2 . 93.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Deep Shika . Sudhir Kumar Palit . 1939 . Bankura . 1–51 . Bengali.
- Book: Sinha, Maliklal . Anabasayaka Kabayagrantha . Apratul . 1947 . 1st . Bishnupur . 1–47 . Bengali.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Anabasayaka Kabayagrantha . Chattaranjan Dasgupta, Bangiya Sahitya Parisad . 1982 . 2nd . Bishnupur . Bengali.
- Web site: Sinha . Maniklal . (PDF) শাল-ফুল Shal-fhul Maniklal Singha – মানিকলাল সিংহ . 2022-08-20 . KiTabpdf . en-US . 6 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806052224/https://kitabpdf.com/textbook/30019/%e0%a6%b6%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%ab%e0%a7%81%e0%a6%b2-shal-fhul-maniklal-singha-%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b2-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%82%e0%a6%b9 . dead .
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Hammer . Bhim Chandra Mahindra . 1948 . Howrah . 1–52 . Bengali, Hindi.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Shilpi . Bangiya Sahitya Parisad . 1950–1952 . Bishnupur . Bengali.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Rarh Upabhasar Bhumika . Vishwavani Magazine . 30.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Kansai Sabhyata . Bangiya Sahitya Parisad . 1954 . 1–102 . Bengali.
- Book: Sinha, Maniklal . Subrnarekha Hoite Mayurakshi . Bangiya Sahitya Parisad . Published by Radhamohan Sinha . 1988 . 3rd . Bishnupur . 1–175 . Bengali.