SINHA, THAKUR, JUGAL KISHORE, M.A., P.S.P. (Bihar— Muzaffarpur North-West—1953): B. 1908; ed. at National School, Dumri, H.E. School, Sitamarhi and T.N. College, Bhagalpur; m. Shrimati Ram Dulari Sinha; Joined the National Movement, 1921; Participated in the Civil Disobedience Movement, 1930; Incharge, Underground Movement in Sitamarhi Sub-Division, 1930 and of Bhagalpur Distt., 1932; Office Secretary, Bhagalpur Distt. Congress Committee for 5 years; Member, Bihar Provincial Congress Committee; Imprisoned for political, kisan, and labour activities; Actively associated with the All-India Kisan Sabha; Trade unionist in the sugar industry of U.P. and Bihar; Organising Secretary of the U.P. and Bihar Sugar Workers’ Federation; President of the Bihar Sugar Labour Federation; President, P.M.G. Office Employees’ Union; Organising Secretary, O.T. Railwaymen’s Union; Made a special study of labour laws; Member, Sugar Standardisation Committee; President, Khetihar Mazdoor Sanghs, Sitamarhi and Champaran; Founder and General Secretary of Bihar Provincial Consumers’ Association; Pioneered the anti-Purdah movement in Bihar; President, Sitamarhi Sub-Divisional Harijan Welfare Board; Chairman, Sitamarhi Sub-Divisional Co-operative Store and Cooperative Union; One of the Directors of the Bihar State Co-operative Bank; Chairman, Reception Committee of the first Bihar State Co-operative Convention; Organised the Bihar Students’ Association at Bhagalpur, the Political Sufferers’ Conference, Political and co-operative training camps and the Manusmara Raksha Committee; Actively associated with the Library Movement, organising Secretary and President, Sitamarhi Sub-Divisional Library Association; Represented Bihar at Indore and Hyderabad Sessions of the All-India Libraries Conference; President, Sitamarhi Sub-Divisional Journalists’ Association; Chairman, Reception Committee, Sub-Divisional Public Health Conference and Public Health and Sanitation Committee; Member, Tripartite Labour Advisory Board, Bihar; Member, Standing Committee, Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan.

Publications: Edited ‘Balidan’, 1932, ‘Kara’ and ‘Kaidi (manuscript) in the Motihari Jail, 1932.

Special interest: Co-operative movement and social service.

Permanent address: Village and P.O. Damari (Distt. Muzaffarpur).