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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Prem Behari Narain Raizada | | name = Prem Behari Narain Raizada | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|17 | | birth_date = {{birth-date|December 17, 1901}} | ||
| death_date = {{dya|1966|1901}} | | death_date = {{dya|1966|1901}} | ||
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| occupation = Calligrapher | | occupation = Calligrapher | ||
| known_for = Hand-writing the [[Constitution of India]] | | known_for = Hand-writing the [[Constitution of India]] | ||
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'''Prem Behari Narain Raizada''' ( | '''Prem Behari Narain Raizada''' (1901–1966) was an Indian [[calligrapher]]. He is notable for being the calligrapher who hand-wrote the [[Constitution of India]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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Raizada was born in December 1901 to a family of calligraphers.<ref name=":0" /> His mother and father both died when he was young and so Raizada was raised by his grandfather - himself a scholar of English and Persian - who would teach Raizada the art of Indian calligraphy. Raizada would go on to study at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] in [[Delhi]], where he continued to refine his calligraphic skills.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://iseeindia.com/2011/08/13/the-original-constitution-writer/|title=The original Constitution writer|date=2011-08-13|website=I See India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> | Raizada was born in December 1901 to a family of calligraphers.<ref name=":0" /> His mother and father both died when he was young and so Raizada was raised by his grandfather - himself a scholar of English and Persian - who would teach Raizada the art of Indian calligraphy. Raizada would go on to study at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]] in [[Delhi]], where he continued to refine his calligraphic skills.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://iseeindia.com/2011/08/13/the-original-constitution-writer/|title=The original Constitution writer|date=2011-08-13|website=I See India|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Indian calligraphers]] | [[Category:Indian calligraphers]] | ||
[[Category:Year of death missing]] | [[Category:Year of death missing]] | ||