Dr.
Dhanakar Thakur
Dr. Dhanakar Thakur is an Indian physician, medical
organiser, writer, and promoter of Indian languages, particularly Maithili. He
is known as the founder of the (NMO) and the , and
for his contributions to medical organisation building, language promotion, and
cultural initiatives by founding Antarrashtriya Maithili Parishad .
Early Public
Activities
During his student
years Dr. Thakur participated in several national campaigns.
·
1963: Assisted the campaign for the
construction of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial.Kanyakumari by selling 10-paise commemorative stamps for
fundraising.
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1966: Participated in the nationwide Cow-protection movement.
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1968: Initiated organisational activities
inspired by the revolutionary tradition of and , including the
idea of forming a small replica of the Hindustan Republican Army remembrance initiative by 5 friends , and
founded Keshav Pustakalay dedicated to the founder of the RSS by6 stealing money of his father and friends' contribution. .
Organisational Work
Dr. Thakur has
founded, revived, or inspired numerous organisations in fields such as
medicine, language, culture, engineering, and socio-political development.
Major organisations
·
(NMO) – founded on 5 November 1977 at
Varanasi; a national organisation of doctors and medical students.
·
– founded Antatrrashtriya maithil;i Parishad in
1993 at Ranchi for the promotion of Maithili language and Mithila culture.
Other organisations founded or inspired
·
Nationalist Engineers’
Organisation (NEO)
·
Nationalist Agricos
Organisation (NAgO)
·
Nationalist
Paramedicos Organisation
·
Bharatiya Lipi
Parishad
·
Vada (North) Dravida
Sangamam
·
Abhas Smriti Manch
·
Aadarsh Ramganga Party
·
Aadarsh Kashi Parishad
·
Aadarsh Magadh Parishad
·
Adarsh Braj Parishad
·
Kannauj Utkarsh Samiti
He also revived
organisations such as Vidyapati Smarak Samiti (Ranchi), Mithila Sanskritik
Parishad (Visakhapatnam), and Dalbhum Maithili Parishad (Ghatshila).
Medical and Academic
Contributions
Dr. Thakur has
contributed to medical scholarship and organisation building.
·
Founder of .
·
Editor of Indian
Psychiatry Journal.
·
Editor of Progress
in Clinical Neurosciences of the Neurological Society of India during
his MD period (1985–86).
·
Editor of the Hindi-English
medical journal Aayurvigyan Pragati.
·
Proposed the concept
of “Calamity Medicine”, now known as disaster medicine, in an
editorial in 1984.
Literary and
Linguistic Contributions
Dr. Thakur has worked
extensively for Indian languages and scientific writing.
·
Early scientific
article in Maithili: “Vishanu: Vishva Navjeevank Nirmaan” (1973).
·
Translator of
the into Maithili.
·
Promoter of technical
and medical writing in Indian languages.
·
Editor and contributor
to scientific, literary, and cultural publications.
Cultural Initiatives
Dr. Thakur initiated
celebrations of several intellectual and cultural figures.
·
Jayanti as Maithili
Samman Divas (2004).
·
Dadhichi Jayanti as Brahmin Divas.
·
Panini (Meen Sankranti 15 th March), Gargi(M ithun Sankranti15th June), Rajarshi Jank( Tula Sankranti ,18th October), Kalidas Jayanti (Kartik amavasya in the morning) Vachaspati(Maghi Purnima) Jayanti celebrations.
· PANINI Jayanti observed as International Sanskrit Day. Meen sankranti is easy to remeber than Bhadav shkla triteeya.Kalidas Jayannti likewise Ashad shukla Pratipada on Ashadhsya pratham divse
आषाढस्य प्रथमदिवसे मेघमाश्लिष्टसानुं
वप्रक्रीडापरिणतगजप्रेक्षणीयं ददर्श || is ok for his immortal writing but nas no significance with his birth hence adding to Kali puja Kartik Amav swyaq would be better ...
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