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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ambika Prasad Bajpai<br />
| birth_date = 1880<br />
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]]<br />
| death_date = 21 March 1968<br />
| occupation = Writer, News editor, Scholar<br />
| known_for = [[Journalism]] <br />
| notable_works = ''Hindi Kaumudi''<br />
| awards = [[Vachaspati|Sahitya Vachaspati]] by Hindi Sahitya Sammelan<br />
| office = Member of [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Ambika Prasad Bajpai''' (also spelled '''Ambika Prasad Vajpayee'''; Hindi: अंबिका प्रसाद बाजपेयी) was an Indian writer, news editor, and scholar. He was born on 30 December 1880 in [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] to Kandarpnarayan Vajpeyee. He received his early education in [[Kanpur]].<ref name=rajpal>{{cite book |author1=Lila Dhar Sharma |title=Bhartiya Charit Kosh |date=2009 |publisher=[[Rajpal & Sons]] |isbn=9788174831002 |page=6 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Bhartiya_Charit_Kosh/80nQTsxE5tEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6+%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%80&pg=PA6&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> He was the editor of the newspapers ''Hindi Bangvasi'' and ''Bharatmitra'', published in [[Calcutta]] from 1911 to 1919. He also later edited ''Swatantra'' from 1920 to 1930.<ref name=Prabhat>{{cite book |author1=Arjun Tiwari |author2=Bachchan Singh |author3=Sudha Shukla |title=Ambika Vajpayee, Lakshman, Ashokji & Yogendrapati |date=2013 |publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] |isbn=9789350482575 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Ambika_Vajpayee_Lakshman_Ashokji_Yogendr/igtiBQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover}}</ref><br />
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Between 1904 and 1919, he studied grammar and wrote a book titled ''Hindi Kaumudi''. One of his well-known essays, Persian Influence on [[Hindi]], is widely recognized. In recognition of his service to Hindi, editorial skills, and scholarship, the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan in [[Varanasi|Kashi]] appointed him as its president.<ref name=Prabhat/> He also served as the member of the [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Manoj Kumar Joshi |author2=Jitendra Kumar |author3=Ena Sī Panta |title=Hindi Patrakarita Ki Rooprekha: Patrakarita ka swaroop evam pramukh patrakar |date=1995 |publisher=Kanishka Publisher |page=244 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Hind%C4%AB_patrak%C4%81rit%C4%81_k%C4%AB_r%C5%ABparekh%C4%81_Pat/i_tkAAAAMAAJ}}</ref><br />
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In 1916, he established branches of the Tilak Home Rule League and Swarajya Sangh in Calcutta. He raised funds and organised public meetings to support [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]]. With [[Bipin Chandra Pal]], he also led the Swarajya movement in the city and, in 1917, was elected Vice President of the Calcutta Congress Reception Committee. He was associated with the [[All India Congress Committee]] for several years and served as Vice President of the Tilak Swarajya Sangh.<ref name=Prabhat/><br />
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During the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)|Non-Cooperation Movement]] of 1921, he was arrested along with [[Chittaranjan Das]], [[Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]], and [[Subhas Chandra Bose]], and imprisoned in Presidency Jail and later in Central Jail. He also presided over sessions of the Nagpur Sammelan (1913) and the Kayastha Sammelan in Kanpur (1930).<ref name=Prabhat/><br />
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In 1928, he was appointed as an examiner for the Hindi matriculation examination at the [[University of Calcutta]], and by 1930, he was also serving as an examiner for the Intermediate (I.A.) and [[Master of Arts]] (M.A.) level examinations. In 1931, he presided over the 26th session of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan held in Kashi. In 1944, he served as the President of the All India Journalists' Conference held in Kanpur.<ref name=Prabhat/> <br />
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He was honored with the title of Sahitya Vachaspati by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. He died on 21 March 1968 in [[Lucknow]].<ref name=Prabhat/><br />
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== Notable books ==<br />
* ''Hindi Kaumudi''<br />
* ''Hindi Par Farsi Ka Prabhav''<br />
* ''Abhinav Hindi Vyakaran''<br />
* ''Shiksha''<br />
* ''Hindustani Ki Rajya Kalpana''<br />
* ''Samaachar Pat Kala'', and others.<ref name=rajpal/><br />
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