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	During [[World War II]] as a Captain, Tiwari served in [[Burma]] in 1945 with the 16th Light Cavalry.<ref>January 1931 & April 1932 Indian Army List</ref> After 1947, he left the army to join the [[Indian National Congress]] and served as Chairman of the [[Jabalpur]] [[District council (India)\|District Development Council]] in 1956. During his tenure as Chairman of the Jabalpur [[District council (India)\|District Development Council]], he was responsible for the development of educational projects and beautification of the towns and countryside of [[Singaud]], [[Panagar]], and the city of [[Jabalpur]].<ref name="CIV"/> He was also responsible for the construction of the [[Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium]] in [[Jabalpur]] city and a sports facility to cater to local sports. Due to the death of [[Ravishankar Shukla]] in [[1956]], Captain B P Tiwari, [[ravishankar Shukla\|Shukla's]] close aide, decided to name the stadium and adjacent sports facilities after him. The [[Ravishankar Shukla Stadium\|Ravishankar Shukla stadium]] was established as a result of this.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Encyclopedia Indica: A Compendium of Milestones \|publisher=Pelican Creations International, 2009, University of Michigan \|year=12 Aug 2010 \|isbn=9788186738146 \|edition=2010 \|pages=1024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jmcjabalpur.org/municipal_corporation_history.php\|title=Municipal History\|website=www.jmcjabalpur.org\|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>		During [[World War II]] as a Captain, Tiwari served in [[Burma]] in 1945 with the 16th Light Cavalry.<ref>January 1931 & April 1932 Indian Army List</ref> After 1947, he left the army to join the [[Indian National Congress]] and served as Chairman of the [[Jabalpur]] [[District council (India)\|District Development Council]] in 1956. During his tenure as Chairman of the Jabalpur [[District council (India)\|District Development Council]], he was responsible for the development of educational projects and beautification of the towns and countryside of [[Singaud]], [[Panagar]], and the city of [[Jabalpur]].<ref name="CIV"/> He was also responsible for the construction of the [[Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium]] in [[Jabalpur]] city and a sports facility to cater to local sports. Due to the death of [[Ravishankar Shukla]] in [[1956]], Captain B P Tiwari, [[ravishankar Shukla\|Shukla's]] close aide, decided to name the stadium and adjacent sports facilities after him. The [[Ravishankar Shukla Stadium\|Ravishankar Shukla stadium]] was established as a result of this.<ref>{{Cite book \|title=Encyclopedia Indica: A Compendium of Milestones \|publisher=Pelican Creations International, 2009, University of Michigan \|year=12 Aug 2010 \|isbn=9788186738146 \|edition=2010 \|pages=1024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.jmcjabalpur.org/municipal_corporation_history.php\|title=Municipal History\|website=www.jmcjabalpur.org\|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>

	Tiwari was Chairman of the [[District Planning Committee]] in 1965. A member of the Indian National Congress committee in the 1960s, Tiwari is widely regarded as the "Kingmaker" in Indian politics during this time period.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Joachim \|first1=Alva \|title=Forum: The Indian Monthly Magazine \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mM2N2lOtzCgC&q=B+P+Tiwari+Mayor+Jabalpur \|website=Chittaranjan Publishers, 1958 \|year=1958 \|publisher=University of Texas \|access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref> He also served as a member of [[District Rural Development Agency]] (DRDA).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=जबलपुर की बात होती तो लोग कहते- अच्छा, पंडित भवानी प्रसाद तिवारी का शहर\|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-when-it-came-to-jabalpur-people-would-say-well-the-city-of-pandit-bhawani-prasad-tiwari-6708886\|access-date=13 June 2022\|website=naidunia.com\|date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jabalpur News: गीतांजलि के सर्वोत्कृष्ट अनुगायक जबलपुर के भवानी प्रसाद तिवारी\|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-bhavani-prasad-tiwari-of-geetanjalis-best-follower-jabalpur-6596143\|access-date=13 June 2022\|website=naidunia.com\|date=3 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Tiwari was Chairman of the [[District Planning Committee]] in 1965. A member of the Indian National Congress committee in the 1960s, Tiwari is widely regarded as the "Kingmaker" in Indian politics during this time period.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Joachim \|first1=Alva \|title=Forum: The Indian Monthly Magazine \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mM2N2lOtzCgC&q=B+P+Tiwari+Mayor+Jabalpur \|website=Chittaranjan Publishers, 1958 \|year=1958 \|publisher=University of Texas \|access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref> He also served as a member of [[District Rural Development Agency]] (DRDA).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=जबलपुर की बात होती तो लोग कहते- अच्छा, पंडित भवानी प्रसाद तिवारी का शहर\|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-when-it-came-to-jabalpur-people-would-say-well-the-city-of-pandit-bhawani-prasad-tiwari-6708886\|access-date=13 June 2022\|website=naidunia.com\|date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Jabalpur News: गीतांजलि के सर्वोत्कृष्ट अनुगायक जबलपुर के भवानी प्रसाद तिवारी\|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-bhavani-prasad-tiwari-of-geetanjalis-best-follower-jabalpur-6596143\|access-date=13 June 2022\|website=naidunia.com\|date=3 December 2020}}</ref>

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'''Captain B P Tiwari''' (15 June 1911 - 2008) was an Indian military officer, politician and statesman. He was [[Zamindar]] from [[Panagar]] [[Jabalpur]] district in the [[Central Provinces]] of India.<ref name="CH">Changing political leadership in an Indian province: the Central Provinces and Berar, 1919-1939, David E. U. Baker, Oxford University Press, 1979 p. 130</ref>

During his service in the [[British India Army]], Tiwari served as both a [[Lieutenant]] and later as [[Army ranks and insignia of India|Captain]] and in 1947 leading to [[Independence Day (India)|India’s independence]], he left the army to join the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="LON">London Gazette 29 August 1930, Issue: 33639 Page:5361</ref> In 1956, for the first time since he had joined the Indian National Congress, he was appointed Chairman of the [[Jabalpur]] [[District council (India)|District Development Council]] by the party.<ref name="CIV">{{Cite web|title=Civic Affairs, Volume 3, Issues 7-12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vfsmAQAAIAAJ&q=B+P+Tiwari+Jabalpur|access-date=13 June 2022|website=books.google.com.sg| year=1956 }}</ref>

During the 1960s and 1970s, Captain Tiwari served as a member of the [[Hitkarini Sabha]] in Jabalpur, and contributed significantly to the growth of educational institutions in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=List Of Padma Shri Award Recipients (1954-2022)|url=https://www.gkgigs.com/padma-shri-award-recipients/|access-date=13 June 2022|website=gkgigs.com|date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2014)|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf|access-date=13 June 2022|date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914220252/http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf |archive-date=2017-09-14 }}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Tiwari was born and raised as a [[Zamindar]] in [[Singaud]] ([[Jabalpur district]]), India.<ref name="CH"/> His formal education was completed at [[Robertson College Jabalpur]], where he earned his [[Master of Arts|Masters degree in Arts]].<ref>Robertson College (JUBBULPORE). Central Centenary Committee, J. N. W. PAUL 1937</ref>

== Career ==
Tiwari was commissioned a [[Lieutenant]] for the [[Indian Army]] in 1930.<ref name="LON"/> He spent a year attached to the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] based in India before being sent to the [[British Indian Army]] and posted to the [[16th Light Cavalry]] in 1932.<ref name="LON"/>

During [[World War II]] as a Captain, Tiwari served in [[Burma]] in 1945 with the 16th Light Cavalry.<ref>January 1931 & April 1932 Indian Army List</ref> After 1947, he left the army to join the [[Indian National Congress]] and served as Chairman of the [[Jabalpur]] [[District council (India)|District Development Council]] in 1956. During his tenure as Chairman of the Jabalpur [[District council (India)|District Development Council]], he was responsible for the development of educational projects and beautification of the towns and countryside of [[Singaud]], [[Panagar]], and the city of [[Jabalpur]].<ref name="CIV"/> He was also responsible for the construction of the [[Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium]] in [[Jabalpur]] city and a sports facility to cater to local sports. Due to the death of [[Ravishankar Shukla]] in [[1956]], Captain B P Tiwari, [[ravishankar Shukla|Shukla's]] close aide, decided to name the stadium and adjacent sports facilities after him. The [[Ravishankar Shukla Stadium|Ravishankar Shukla stadium]] was established as a result of this.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Encyclopedia Indica: A Compendium of Milestones |publisher=Pelican Creations International, 2009, University of Michigan |year=12 Aug 2010 |isbn=9788186738146 |edition=2010 |pages=1024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jmcjabalpur.org/municipal_corporation_history.php|title=Municipal History|website=www.jmcjabalpur.org|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref>

Tiwari was Chairman of the [[District Planning Committee]] in 1965. A member of the Indian National Congress committee in the 1960s, Tiwari is widely regarded as the "Kingmaker" in Indian politics during this time period.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Joachim |first1=Alva |title=Forum: The Indian Monthly Magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mM2N2lOtzCgC&q=B+P+Tiwari+Mayor+Jabalpur |website=Chittaranjan Publishers, 1958 |year=1958 |publisher=University of Texas |access-date=18 July 2022}}</ref> He also served as a member of [[District Rural Development Agency]] (DRDA).<ref>{{Cite web|title=जबलपुर की बात होती तो लोग कहते- अच्छा, पंडित भवानी प्रसाद तिवारी का शहर|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-when-it-came-to-jabalpur-people-would-say-well-the-city-of-pandit-bhawani-prasad-tiwari-6708886|access-date=13 June 2022|website=naidunia.com|date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jabalpur News: गीतांजलि के सर्वोत्कृष्ट अनुगायक जबलपुर के भवानी प्रसाद तिवारी|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/jabalpur-bhavani-prasad-tiwari-of-geetanjalis-best-follower-jabalpur-6596143|access-date=13 June 2022|website=naidunia.com|date=3 December 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Hitkarini Sabha]]
* [[Ravishankar Shukla Stadium]]
* [[Singaud]]
* [[Panagar]]

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