Dr. Pradeep Prabhat
| Dr. Pradeep Prabhat | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1966 Bharatiyakitan Majdiha, Godda, Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand, India |
| 🏫 Education | M.A. (Hindi, Geography, Angika), LL.B., Ph.D., D.Litt. |
| 💼 Occupation | Linguist, Geographer, Author, Editor |
| 👔 Employer | Shibu Soren Janjati College, Borio, Sido-Kanhu Murmu University |
| Known for | Research on Angika language and Santhal Pargana history |
Dr. Pradeep Prabhat (born 26 January 1966) is an Indian Angika linguist, geographer, editor and author of 61 books. He is Head of the Department of Geography at Shibu Soren Janjati College, Borio, Sahibganj, affiliated to Sido-Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand.
Early life and education
He was born in Bharatiyakitan Majdiha, Godda district, Santhal Pargana division, Jharkhand to Shyamawati Devi and Etwari Yadav. He completed M.A. in three subjects - Hindi, Geography and Angika, LL.B., Ph.D. and D.Litt. (Honoris Causa). He has been working as Assistant Professor of Geography since 1998.
Linguistic research
His research paper "Angika Bhasha Ke Roop Gathan Aro Visheshta" was published in Ang-Garima, Vol.15, Issue-1, 2019, pp.56-58, a peer-reviewed journal of University Angika Department, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University.
Key contributions:
- Proved that short 'e' and short 'au' sounds, believed lost in Indo-Aryan languages, are preserved in Angika.
- Documented incorporation of suffixes in verbs - e.g., 'dekhaliyau' means 'I saw you' - proving Angika is semi-synthetic.
- Compiled 150+ rare Angika words related to taste, smell, house, kinship (80+ terms) and colours.
Historical and geographical research
His paper "Ang Janpad Ka Jangaltari Aaj Ka Santhal Pargana Aur Uski Bhasha Angika" traces 250 years of history of Santhal Pargana. He established that Santhal Pargana was the forest tract 'Jangaltari' of ancient Anga Mahajanapada (6th Century BC).
He cited that in 1773 Warren Hastings divided Bihar into four districts including Bhagalpur, of which Jangaltari was a part; in 1855 after Santhal Hul, Santhal Pargana district was created. He argued that Angika speakers are Khatiyani Raiyats (original landholders) and Angika is mother tongue of over one crore people in Jharkhand.
Based on this research, the Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore, Ministry of Education, Government of India, invited him as National Resource Person on 9-10 November 2022 for Bharatiya Bhasha Samagam for Angika lexical data sampling.
Editorial work
He is editor of quarterly Ang-Gaurav since 1999 and edited Angika Padya Prasoon (2023), a collection of representative poets of Jharkhand. In its editorial (pp.V-VI) he cited ancient evidence of Anga script:
- Sakarogarh Tila, Sahibganj - capital of Pal dynasty queens Manthan Devi and Shankari Devi, 6th Century AD.
- Lalit-Vistar (4th Century Buddhist text) lists 64 scripts, 4th is Ang-Lipi.
Literary works
He has written 61 books (30 in Hindi, 31 in Angika) from 1985-2024. Five of his folk epics - Jyoti-Tapasya, Indumali Beni, Lachika Rani, Hirni-Birni, Hariya Dom - are included in T.M. Bhagalpur University M.A. Angika syllabus.
Awards
- 1999 - Dr. Ambedkar Fellowship Award, Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi
- 2000 - Vidya Vachaspati
- 2022 - Danveer Karn Award, TMBU
- 2022 - Resource Person, CIIL Mysore
- 2023 - Jharkhand Gaurav Samman
- 2024 - Global Sahitya Samman, Bharat-Nepal Maitri Mahotsav
References
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