Ram Narayan Singh
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
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| birth_name = Ram Narayan Singh
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| birth_date = 19 December 1884
| birth_place = Tetaria, Chatra district, Bihar, British India (Now Jharkhand, India)
| death_date = 1964
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| alma_mater =St.Xavier College, Kolkata
| office1 =Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency1 = Hazaribagh, Bihar
| term_start1 =1952
| term_end1 =1957
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| successor1 = Lalita Rajya Lakshmi
| party = Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party
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|father =Bholi Singh
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Ram Narayan Singh often referred to as Babu Ram Narayan Singh (1885-1964){{cite book|title=Government and Politics in Colonial Bihar, 1921-1937 By Jawaid Alam|date=2004|page=226|isbn=9788170999799|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSceVSL-3C8C&q=ram+narayan+singh+1895&pg=PA268|accessdate=31 August 2016|last1=Alam|first1=Jawaid}} was a noted freedom fighter, social worker and politician from Hazaribagh.{{cite book|title=Upkar's State of India|page=64|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2vTf6OtaD6cC&q=babu+ram+narayan+singh&pg=PA64|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
Early life
He was born on 19 December 1884 in Tetaria village in Chatra district. His father's name was Bholi Singh. He completed his early school in Tetaria village and secondary education in Hazaribagh vernacular school. He completed his higher study in St.Xavier College Kolkata.{{cite web|url=https://jivanihindi.com/baabu-ram-narayan-singh/|title=बाबू राम नारायण सिंह की जीवनी – Ram Narayan Singh Biogrpahy Hindi|publisher=jivanhindi|access-date=21 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/hazaribagh-babu-ramnarayan-remembered-by-pm-19829701.html|title=बाबू रामनारायण सिंह को उन्हें याद करा गए मोदी|publisher=jagran|date=9 December 2019|access-date=21 August 2022}}
Career
He and his brother Sukhlal Singh was among the early Congress workers from Chatra, who lead in Non-co-operation movement with other young congress leaders like Krishna Ballabh Sahay, Raj Ballabh Singh, Badri Singh of Koderma. They also propagated Khadi and mingled with Santhal leaders like Opan Manjhi, Bangma Manjhi for the social reform movement. He and Krishna Ballabh Sahay were firstly imprisoned for a month by British during 1920–21.{{cite book|title=Conflict and Tension in Tribal Society By S. P. Sinh|page=220,221,267|isbn=9788170224938|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SsZUsqlIFDEC&q=ram+narayan+singh+hazaribagh&pg=PA267|accessdate=31 August 2016|last1=Sinha|first1=S. P.|year=1993}} The India's district gazetteers also makes a note that notable participants in the independence movement from Chhatra district include Babu Ram Narayan Singh, and Babu Shaligram Singh, who lead the Quit India movement and were imprisoned several times by British for their national activities.{{cite web|url=http://chatra.nic.in/history.htm|title=History|publisher=Chatra district website}} He was known as Chotanagpur Kesri - Lion of Chotanagpur. He was president of Hazaribagh district Congress Committee and worked closely with other national leaders like Rajendra Prasad, Jay Prakash Narayan, Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Shri Krishna Sinha was among the front leaders, during visit of Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Bihar in 1921-26 and in 1941-42
After independence, he disassociated himself from the Congress Party and won first Lok Sabha elections in 1951 from Hazaribagh West as a Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party candidate.[https://www.indiavotes.com/pc/winningcandidates/0/1/16 All CNSPJP Winner Candidates in Lok Sabha Election 1952] India Votes It was Babu Ram Narayan Singh who first advocated for separate Jharkhand state in the parliament.{{cite news|title=LONE WOMAN WHO REPRESENTED HAZARIBAGH IN LS|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/lone-woman-who-represented-hazaribagh-in-ls.html|accessdate=31 August 2016|agency=The Pioneer|date=24 March 2014}} He was very close to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and was to accompany him with U. M. Trivedi and V. G. Deshpande on his eventful tour to Kashmir.{{cite book|title=The Life & Times of Shyama Prasad Mookerjee By Tathagata Roy|date=2014|isbn=9789350488812|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7sTfDAAAQBAJ&q=ram+narayan+singh+shyam+prasad&pg=PT321|accessdate=31 August 2016|last1=Roy|first1=Tathagata}}
He was an active member of All India Kshatriya Mahasabha and was instrumental in reviving it in 1947 after independence and also served as association's president in 1955.{{cite web |url=http://www.akhilbharatiyakshatriyamahasabha.com/ |title=Home |website=akhilbharatiyakshatriyamahasabha.com}}
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Category:Indian independence activists from Jharkhand
Category:People from Chatra district
Category:Indian social reformers
Category:People from Hazaribagh
Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Jharkhand