Kartik Oraon

Kartik Oraon
Portrait of Kartik Oraon
Member of Lok Sabha, Lohardaga constituency
In office
1967–1977
Preceded byDavid Munzni
Succeeded byLaloo Oraon
In office
1980–1981
Preceded byLaloo Oraon
Succeeded bySumati Oraon
Personal details
Born29 October 1924
Littatoli village, Bihar Province, British India (modern-day Jharkhand, India)
Died8 December 1981(1981-12-08) (aged 57)
AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Parent(s)Jaira Oraon (father)
Birsi Oraon (mother)

Baba Kartik Oraon (born 29 October 1924 – 8 December 1981)[1] was an Indian politician and an Adivasi leader[2] from the Indian National Congress. He also participated in the Indian freedom movement of 1947. Oraon founded the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad organisation.[3]

Early life

Oraon was born in a village named Karounda Littatoli in Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India, into the Kurukh community.[4] His was the fourth child of his father, Jaira Oraon, and mother, Birsi Oraon. He was named Kartik because he was born in the month of Kartik of the Hindu calendar.[3]

Education

After completing high school in Gumla in 1942, Oraon passed Intermediate examination from Science College, Patna, and completed a bachelor of engineering degree from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna. He continued his studies and acquired a number of qualifications from institutions in the United Kingdom.[5] He was considered one of the most educated men of the Kurukh community for his foreign education and his use of the Oraon Sadri and Kurukh languages.[6]

Political career

Oraon held several official positions and represented Lohardaga constituency in the Parliament of India several times. He was minister for aviation and communication of the Government of India. He died in New Delhi on 8 December 1981.[7] He was three times a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from the Lohardaga constituency and was seen as a national hero for the Kurukh people. He was also known by the name of Baba Kartik Saheb.[8]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "झारखंड के आदिवासियों के मसीहा थे कार्तिक उरांव, जयंती आज" [Karthik Oraon was the messiah of tribals of Jharkhand, birth anniversary today]. Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 20 August 2020.[dead link]
  3. ^ a b "Uttar Bengal Adivasi Vikas Parisad". Facebook. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Kartik Oraon" (PDF). Shodhganga. First Post. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "महान जननायक थेे कार्तिक उरांव" [The great people's leader was Kartik Urav]. Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. ^ Borde, Radhika (October 2019). "New Roles for Indigenous Women in an Indian Eco-Religious Movement". Religions. 10 (10). MDPI: 554–. doi:10.3390/rel10100554.
  7. ^ "Shri Kartik Oraon MP biodata Lohardaga-STShri Kartik Oraon Member of Parliament (MP) from Lohardaga-ST (Bihar) Biodata". Entrance India. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  8. ^ Gautam, Shivaji (2016). Kartik Oraon A National Leader of Jharkhand. Translated by Devi Ram, Rajesh. New Delhi: Disha International Publishing House. ISBN 9789384782610.