Kartik Oraon Explained

Kartik Oraon
Succeeded1:Sumati Oraon
Birth Date:29 October 1924
Parents:Jaira Oraon (father)
Birsi Oraon (mother)
Caption:Portrait of Kartik Oraon
Preceded1:Laloo Oraon
Office:Member of Lok Sabha, Lohardaga constituency
Termstart1:1980
Termend1:1981
Successor:Laloo Oraon
Predecessor:David Munzni
Termend:1977
Termstart:1967
Death Place:AIIMS, New Delhi, India

Baba Kartik Oraon (born 29 October 19248 December 1981)[1] was an Indian politician and an Adivasi leader[2] from the Indian National Congress. He also participated in the Indian freedom movement of 1947. Oraon founded the Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikas Parishad organisation.[3]

Early life

Oraon was born in a village named Karounda Littatoli in Gumla district, Jharkhand state, India, into the Kurukh community.[4] His was the fourth child of his father, Jaira Oraon, and mother, Birsi Oraon. He was named Kartik because he was born in the month of Kartik of the Hindu calendar.

Education

After completing high school in Gumla in 1942, Oraon passed Intermediate examination from Science College, Patna, and completed a bachelor of engineering degree from Bihar College of Engineering, Patna. He continued his studies and acquired a number of qualifications from institutions in the United Kingdom.[5] He was considered one of the most educated men of the Kurukh community for his foreign education and his use of the Oraon Sadri and Kurukh languages.[6]

Political career

Oraon held several official positions and represented Lohardaga constituency in the Parliament of India several times. He was minister for aviation and communication of the Government of India. He died in New Delhi on 8 December 1981.[7] He was three times a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from the Lohardaga constituency and was seen as a national hero for the Kurukh people. He was also known by the name of Baba Kartik Saheb.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: झारखंड के आदिवासियों के मसीहा थे कार्तिक उरांव, जयंती आज . 2020-08-20 . Prabhat Khabar . 29 October 2015 . hi . Karthik Oraon was the messiah of tribals of Jharkhand, birth anniversary today.
  2. Web site: Members Bioprofile. 2020-08-20. loksabhaph.nic.in.
  3. Web site: Uttar Bengal Adivasi Vikas Parisad. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1580766338851071/1631289767132061 . 2022-02-26 . limited. 2020-08-20. Facebook.
  4. Web site: Kartik Oraon. 5 October 2020. Shodhganga. First Post.
  5. Web site: 2014-10-31 . महान जननायक थेे कार्तिक उरांव . 2020-08-20 . Dainik Bhaskar . hi . The great people's leader was Kartik Urav.
  6. Borde . Radhika . October 2019 . New Roles for Indigenous Women in an Indian Eco-Religious Movement . Religions . 10 . 10 . MDPI . 554–. 10.3390/rel10100554 . free .
  7. Web site: Shri Kartik Oraon MP biodata Lohardaga-STShri Kartik Oraon Member of Parliament (MP) from Lohardaga-ST (Bihar) Biodata . Entrance India . 26 December 2018. 2020-08-20.
  8. Book: Gautam, Shivaji . Kartik Oraon A National Leader of Jharkhand . Disha International Publishing House . 2016 . 9789384782610 . New Delhi . Devi Ram . Rajesh.