Bilat Paswan Vihangam Explained
| Bilat Paswan Vihangam |
| Birth Date: | 1940 |
| Birth Place: | vill+Po-Eakhuttha,PS-Khutauna,Disst-Madhubani Bihar, India |
| Death Place: | Patna |
| Occupation: | Writer
Politician |
| Known For: | Hindi & Maithili literature |
| Spouse: | late Bhulkun Devi |
| Parents: | late Bhutai Paswan |
| Awards: | Padma Shri |
Bilat Paswan, who wrote under the pen name Vihangam, was an Indian writer and politician, known for his writings in Hindi & Maithili literature.[1] He was a former chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission & former chairman of Bihar Inter University Board. Born in 1940 to Bhutai Paswan in Bihar,[2] he represented Rajnagar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) at the Bihar Legislative Assembly for two terms in 1968 and 1972 & Khajauli (Vidhan Sabha constituency) at the Bihar Legislative Assembly for two terms in 1985 and 1990,[3] contesting under Indian National Congress candidature, defeating Ram Lakhan Ram of the Communist Party of India on both the elections.[4] He also contested two elections unsuccessfully, in 1980 and 2000.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to literature.[6]
See also
External links
- Web site: Modern Maithili Literature (1830 A.D. to date) . Mithila Times . 20 July 2011 . 23 August 2016 . Sarojanand Jha . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810164228/http://www.mithilatimes.com/maithili-literature/ . 10 August 2016 . dead .
Notes and References
- Folklore of Reshma and Chuharmal . Badri Narayan Tiwari . Muse India . 2011 . 38 . 23 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220154735/http://www.museindia.com/viewarticle.asp?myr=2011&issid=38&id=2726 . 20 December 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Dr. Bilat Paswan Vihangam vs The State Of Bihar & Ors . India Kanoon . 2015 . 23 August 2016.
- Web site: List of Winning MLA's from Khajauli Till Date . Maps of India . 2016 . 23 August 2016.
- Web site: Previous Year's Election Results in Khajauli, Bihar . Trace All . 2016 . 23 August 2016.
- Web site: Bihar Assembly Election 2000 . Empowering India . 2016 . 23 August 2016.
- Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2013 . 20 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
