Philanthropy
Saharsa has witnessed several philanthropic activities by its sons. Manohar Lal Tekriwal,Marwadi businessman(Grandfather of Sri Shankar Prasad Tekriwal,former state minister) donated several bighas to establish Manohar High School, Manohar Lal Tekriwal College(formerly Saharsa College) and later Ravinandan Memorial Law College. Pandit Rajendra Mishra,freedomfighter(Uncle of Late Lalit Narayan Mishra,former Central Minister & Dr.Jagannath Mishra,former Central Minister as well as former CM of Bihar) established Rajendra Mishra College. Late Ramesh Chandra Jha(former state minister) established Ramesh Jha Mahila College. Contractors Sarva Narayan Singh and Ram Kumar Singh established S.N.S.R.K.S. College for which the land was donated by Sri Pirvat Babu and Sri Nageswar Babu of Rahua Mani. Late Lakshman Lal Das 'Kalakar',a staunch Gandhian Freedom Fighter(Also founder and lifetime undefeated Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat Patory of Sattar Kataiya Block in Saharsa Sadar Sub-Division) along with his wife Smt.Durga Devi and friend Late Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Verma established SEVASHRAM(on the lines of SEVAGRAM,WARDHA) during Quit India Movement. In post independence era this SEVASHRAM became the halting center of promininet leaders like Acharya Vinoba Bhave during Bhudan Movement and an activity center during Emergency. To continue the glory of the place Sri Kalakar, later established Middle School and Devi Sanskrit Balika Uchha Vidyalaya in the same vicinity, which apart from imparting knowledge, are spreading the message of Peace,Non-violence & Gandhian Philosophies.
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“I shall not be forward to think him mistaken in his method who quickest succeeds to liberate the slave. I speak for the slave when I say that I prefer the philanthropy of Captain Brown to that philanthropy which neither shoots me nor liberates me.”
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