Prasiddha Narayan Singh (born 1903) was a
Bhojpuri writer, poet, and a freedom fighter.[1] He is known for his patriotic and encouraging poems.
Jawaharlal Nehru appreciated his poem Jawahar Swagat on his visit of
Ballia during the freedom movement.[2]
Life
He was born in 1903 at
Chitbara village in
Ballia district of the
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.[3] His father was Jagmohan Singh. In his earlier days, He was a worker in Mestan high school and later left the job and started property dealing. After that he joined
Indian National Congress and started his political career. He also worked as a freedom fighter and took part in the independence struggle.[4]