Laxminarayan Mishra

Laxminarayan Mishra (11 April 1904 – 30 May 1971) was a freedom fighter and writer from Odisha, India. He was one of the most active nationalists of Western Odisha.

Not to be confused with Laxmi Narayan Mishra.
Laxminarayan Mishra
Statue of Laxminarayan Mishra at Laxminarayan College, Jharsuguda
Born(1904-04-11)April 11, 1904
Sambalpur, Odisha, India
DiedMay 30, 1971(1971-05-30) (aged 67)
Jharsuguda (Assassinated)
OccupationFreedom fighter
Known forVarious nationalist movement

Life

Laxminarayan Mishra was born in the undivided Sambalpur District (present Sambalpur District) of the Odisha state in India on April 11, 1904. He was the third son of Krupasindhu Mishra and Revati Devi. Mishra was from a middle class Brajmin family and went to Gurupada primary school and C.B.S Zilla school in Sambalpur where he was a good student.

As a student, he started protested against the oppressive British rule. He eventually left school to join India’s Freedom Movement. He was also a writer and famed orator.[1] Mishra spoke Sanskrit, Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Hindi, and English.

Movements

Mishra was an active nationalist in Western Odisha.[2][3][4] He was imprisoned for seventeen years for his role in the independence movement.[5] While in jail he studied religion, culture and political thought.[6][7]

He was involved in moments such as the non-corporation movement, drive against untouchability, the Nagpur flag march, move against the partial exclusion of the district of Sambalpur, the struggle against the zamindars and the state rulers, and the quit India movement.

Death

He was assassinated during a train journey at Jharsuguda.[8]

Honours

He has been honored as the namesake of various institutions, including Laxminarayan College, Jharsuguda.

References
  1. Yamin, Mohammed. Impact of Islam on Orissan Culture. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-5018-102-7.
  2. "Reminiscing Odisha's legacy in Quit India Movement - OrissaPOST". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. "The Orissa Historical Research Journal". The Orissa Historical Research Journal(2019). Dr. Jayanti Rath. LVIII No. 1&2: 47.
  4. "Reminiscing Odisha's legacy in Quit India Movement - OrissaPOST". Odisha News, Odisha Latest news, Odisha Daily - OrissaPOST. 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  5. Das, Manas Kumar. NATIONALIST MOVEMENT IN ODISHA. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-359-78858-3.
  6. "Odisha review April 2010". Freedom Movement in Jharsuguda District by Dr. Byomakesh Tripathy.
  7. Acharya, Pritish (2008-03-11). National Movement and Politics in Orissa, 1920-1929. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-0001-0.
  8. (PDF). 2018-12-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230447/http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2010/August/engpdf/58-62.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2020-01-18. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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