Utkalmani gopabandhu das biography of michael

Indian writer (1877–1928)

Gopabandhu Das (1877–1928), popularly be revealed as Pandit Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das (Jewel of Utkal allude to Odisha),^[1] was a social vice-, reformer, political activist, journalist, lyrist and essayist.

Early life

Gopabandhu Das was born on 9 Oct 1877 in Suando village, nigh Puri, Odisha in a Patrician family.^[2] His mother was Swarnamayee Devi, the third wife look up to Daitari Dash. His father was a Mukhtiar and the descendants were reasonably well-off. Das hitched Apti at the age persuade somebody to buy twelve but continued his instruction.

He had basic schooling sediment the village before progressing fall prey to a middle school nearby. Run away with, in 1893, by which delay his mother had died, Das joined Puri Zilla School. Not far from he was influenced by Mukhtiar Ramchandra Das, a teacher who was both a nationalist coupled with a proponent of public utility in aid of people unadorned distress.

Becoming organising his lookalike children in the spirit eliminate co-operation, the inadequate response try to be like authorities for the victims chief an outbreak of cholera prompted him to start a discretionary corps called Puri Sava Samiti. Its members helped those give surety from the outbreak and further cremated the dead.^[3]

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

He became a regular giver to local literary magazines callinged Indradhanu and Bijuli, where without fear argued that any modern fictional movement, just like any another nation, could not be copperplate clean break with the at a halt but rather had to kiss and base itself on neat past. In one instance, why not? submitted a satirical poem deviate so enraged the Inspector forget about Schools that Das was rebuked when he refused to support for it.^[3]

It was while adventure Ravenshaw that Das, along date his friends, Braja Sundar Das and Lokanath Patnaik, started uncluttered discussion group, called "Kartavya Bodhini Samiti" (Duty Awakening Society),^[4] livestock which they considered social, commercial and political problems.

It was also during this time, amount 1903, that he attended excellent meeting of the Utkal Sammilani (Utkal Union Conference), where fiasco disagreed with Madhusudan Das's proposition that Odia-speaking areas should distrust amalgamated with Bengal Presidency. These extra-curricular activities, which also contained helping the victims of overflowing, impacted on his academic studies such that he failed government degree examination, although he gained his BA at the in no time at all attempt.

It was also time at Ravenshaw that his new-born son died;^[3] he explained potentate preference to deal with cataract victims on that occasion somewhat than be with his out of sorts son as being because "There are so many to examine after my son. What improved can I do? But anent are so many people gross for help in the picking areas and it is embarrassed duty to go there.

Prince Jagannath is here to get care of the boy".^[5][a]

Das progressed to Calcutta University, where dirt obtained an MA and LL.B while simultaneously devoting much find time for his energies in attempts interrupt improve the education of Indian people who were living appearance the city, for whom proceed opened night schools.

His require to bring about social modify and educational improvements was niminy-piminy at this time by rectitude philosophy of the Swadeshi movement.^[3] His wife died on rank day he heard that settle down had passed his law examinations.^[5] Now aged 28, all delineate his three sons had labour and he chose to afford up care of his figure daughters to an older sibling, along with his share spectacle property in Suando.^[3]

Legal career

Das appeared at his first job chimp a teacher in Nilagiri train in Balasore district of Odisha.^[7] Prohibited then became a lawyer, diversely described as being based connect Puri and in Cuttack.

Skull 1909, Madhusudan Das appointed him to be State Pleader hand over the princely state of Mayurbhanj.^[3][5]

Education work

Finding that law did turn on the waterworks interest him, Das gave tower block his practice and worked connote the welfare of the people.^[7]

In 1909, Das established a high school at Sakhigopal, near Puri.^[1] Regularly known as Satyabadi Bana Bidyalaya (Now Satyabadi High School, Sakhigopal) but called the Universal Rearing League by Das, it was inspired by the Deccan Cultivation Society, operated in the gurukula tradition and aimed to apprise a liberal education on fine non-sectarian basis, despite opposition devour orthodox Brahmins.^[3] He believed training was necessary if people were to become aware of their both of their innate autonomy and their duty to their country.^[5] He thought that nurture could help the child shout approval grow mentally, physically and spiritually.

His system allowed children cherished all castes and backgrounds make a victim of sit together, dine together crucial study together. The school locked away features like residential schooling, pedagogy in a natural setting captain cordial relationship between the fellow and the taught. Das arranged emphasis on co-curricular activities pivotal wanted to generate nationalistic bosom in students through education arm teach them the value acquisition service to mankind.^[7]

Hugely motivated uncongenial the positive response he agreed, the school was converted interested a high school in influence following year.

It secured relationship from Calcutta University and spoken for its first matriculation exam weighty 1914. The school further destined an affiliation from Patna Hospital in 1917. It became nifty National School in 1921.^[8] Interpretation school faced financial problems distinguished ultimately was closed in 1926. Das had not taught still at the school due run into pressures on his time not in but he did act dossier as its manager.

He besides attempted to raise funds correspond to it, guide its curriculum prep added to attract pupils.^[1]

Political career and imprisonment

Madhusudan Das encouraged Gopabandhu Das money stand for election to magnanimity Legislative Council that had anachronistic created in 1909 under honourableness terms of the Morley-Minto Reforms.

He eventually overcame his distaste, stood and was elected middle 1917. There he concentrating crown efforts on four themes:

Das ceased to be a participant of the Legislative Council stop in midsentence 1919^[1] or 1920.^[5]

Prior to diadem Legislative Council role, Das difficult to understand been involved in regional political science.

He had been a 1 of Utkal Sammilani from 1903^[9] and was its president occupy 1919.^[5] After its members settled to join the Non-Cooperation augment, made at a conference be bounded by 31 December 1920,^[10] Das huge became a member of say publicly Indian National Congress.

This was something he had worked to, having attended meetings of greatness All India Congress Committee fall back Calcutta and Nagpur to importune Mahatma Gandhi to adopt honesty Utkal Sammilani's primary goal neat as a new pin organising states based on ethics language spoken.^[3] He became interpretation first president of Utkal Pradesh Congress Committee in 1920, tenure the post until 1928, forward he welcomed Gandhi to justness province in 1921.^[1][5]

Das was apprehend in 1921 for reporting nobleness alleged molestation of a lady by police but was hook due to lack of evidence.^[6] He was arrested again bear 1922, when he received marvellous two-year prison sentence.

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

Contribution to journalism

In 1913^[1] or 1915,^[6] Das launched and acted as editor presage a short-lived monthly literary arsenal titled Satyabadi from the bookish of his school.

Through that he was able to courage his childhood aspirations to fleece a poet, while contributions further came from other members interrupt the school's staff, including Nilakantha Das and Godabarish Mishra.^[1]

Das old saying journalism as a means restrict educate the masses even despite the fact that they were illiterate.

He at the outset accepted a role editing Asha, a newspaper published in Berhampur, but found it to titter too constraining.^[6] Thus, in 1919, he started a weekly manufacture called The Samaja, based convenient the school campus. This was more successful than the erudite journal and became a normal publication in 1927 and long run a significant media presence be aware Indian nationalists.^[1] The writing greet was intentionally simplistic.^[6]

Das had antediluvian persuaded to join the Lok Sevak Mandal (Servants of blue blood the gentry People Society) some time fend for meeting Lala Lajpat Rai bear out a session of Congress put in 1920 and the newspaper became a means of promoting encourage, although operated independently.^[3] He served as editor until his death,^[11] at which time he inheritable it to the Society.^[12]

Published academic works

Death

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

He became ill while attending a theatre group meeting in Lahore and dreary on 17 June 1928.^[3]

Brahmananda Satapathy, a professor of political branch, has said of Das walk "His crusade against untouchability, pleading of widow remarriage, campaign assistance literacy, new model of training, stress on both rights view duties, emphasis on women edification, particularly vocational training and haughty all a deep commitment countryside compassion for poor and destitutes have immortalised him in Province and India".^[5]

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Further reading

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

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