List of people from Ballia
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The following is a list of notable people from or related to Ballia, India.
Activism, social work, and philanthropyEdit
- Mangal Pandey – Prominent soldier in the 1857 revolution of India
- Chittu Pandey – Activist of 1942 Quit India movement
- Bhrigu Maharaj – Brahmin saint from Ballia district
- Raja Mohar Singh – Raja of Maurha from 1894 until 1923
- Rabindra Nath Upadhyay – Social worker
- Kedar Nath Pathak - Activist bharat Independence
- Jagdish Shukla - U. SScientist
- Shashi Prakash Singh - Teacher & Social Worker[1] [2][3][4]
- Abhay Tiwari - Japan Engineer & Entrepreneur[5][6][7]
- Dr R.A Pandey - Scientist[8]
Art and literatureEdit
- Amarkant – Writer of Hindi literature
- Bulaki Das - Saint and Bhojpuri poet
- Durga prasad gupt – Writer of Hindi literature (Books)
- Baldev Upadhyaya – Sanskrit scholar, literary historian and essayist
- Doodhnath Singh – Hindi language writer, critic and poet
- Kedarnath Singh – Poet, critic, and essayist
- Hazari Prasad Dwivedi – Novelist and literary historian
- Kedarnath Pandey - Writer of Hindi literature
- Dr. Sagar - A popular lyricist and poet mainly known for his work "Mumbai me ka ba" song sung by Manoj Vajpayi.
- Bhagwat Rai - First one to run a circus in Ballia.
Film, Television and EntertainmentEdit
- Sunil yadav – Bollywood Film Editor
- Siddhant Chaturvedi - Bollywood Flim Actor
Politics and governmentEdit
- Chandra Shekhar – 8th Prime Minister of India
- Jayaprakash Narayan – Independence activist and political leader
- Murli Manohar – Politician from Uttar Pradesh state, member of parliament in 1962 for the Ballia Lok Sabha constituency from the Indian National Congress
- Janeshwar Mishra – Ex MP Rajyasabha, Ex Rail Minister
- Harivansh Narayan Singh – Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (2018)
- Virendra Singh Mast - Bharatiya Janata Party - Member of Parliament, 17th Lok Sabha, Ballia (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Bacha Pathak - Indian National Congress - Member of Legislative Assembly. ( Constituency - Bansdih, Ballia), Two time Cabinet Minister in Uttar Pradesh Government.
- Manager Singh - Political leader elected five times as the MLA from Dwaba constituency.
- Ramnath -Communist leader[9]
Other Notable PersonsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ http://www.badalataindia.com/2021/05/29/post=2542
- ↑ https://www.abplive.com/news/teacher-shashi-prakash-came-forward-to-help-the-children-who-lost-their-families-due-to-covid-19-so-far-the-fees-of-150-children-have-been-paid-1939028
- ↑ https://www.aajtak.in/coronavirus/positive-news-on-corona-virus/story/kota-chemistry-teacher-shashi-singh-helping-helpless-students-paying-fees-corona-tedu-1286461-2021-07-07
- ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/jaipur-news/kota-teacher-pledges-support-to-over-2-000-students-amid-covid-19-crisis-101622570680706.html
- ↑ https://www.sochokuchnaya.com/blog/tomekart-review-hindi/
- ↑ https://www.5dariyanews.com/news/121721-Students-of-CGC-Jhanjeri-developed-robust-light-weight-Effi-cycle-with-zero-emission
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abhay-Tiwari-3?ev=hdr_xprf
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ram-Avtar-Pandey
- ↑ "Tribute To Com. Ramnath| Countercurrents". Retrieved 8 October 2021.