Writer. social worker trade unionist and educationist; actively involved in political and cultural arena right from student days; was conferred `Bihar Ratna' in 1990; associated with Indian National Congress till 1980; joined Janata Party in 1984, then Jan Morcha and Janata Dal; was President, (i) All India Ticket Cheeking Staff Association of Indian Railways, (ii) Rama Jain Mahila College, Patna, (iii) Ashok Vihar Manch, Patna and (iv) Balika Vidyapeeth, Lakhi Sarai, Bihar; was Chairman, Board of Directors of the Samachar Bharati; Chairman, (i) Delhi Public Library Board and (ii) Railway Book Stalls Advisory Committee; Vice- Chairman, (i) Central Advisory Board of Education, (ii) All India Bal Vikas Parishad and (iii) Parliamentary Committee on Official Language; was General Secretary, All India Rural Labour Federation; Secretary, (i) B.D. College, Patna, (ii) Dr. Saechidanand Sinha Institute of Mass Media and (iii) Library Science, Patna; Convener, Committee on Official Language (III Group); Treasurer, (i) Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, 1972--78 and (ii) Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and Hindi Sahitya Sammelan (Prayag); Senator, various Universities; was Special Invitee, All India Congress Working Committee, 1973--80 Deputy Leader, Janata Dal, Rajya Sabha, 1991--93; was Member, (i) All India Congress Committee in 1966, (ii) Executive Committee of the Congress Party in Parliament for four consecutive years, 1972-- 77,(iii) Central Election Committee of All India Congress Committee 1971--80, (iv) Executive Committee of the Jan Morcha and later of the Janata Dal, (v) Parliamentary Board of the Janata Dal in Bihar, (vi) Executive Committee of the Kashi Nagri Pracharni Sabha, (vii) Deoghar Hindi Vidyapeeth, (viii) National Policy on Education, Government of India, (ix) National Literacy Mission Authority, Government of India, (x) Rajbhasha Samiti, Bihar, (xi) Executive Committee of All India Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, (xii) Executive Committee Authors Guild of India, (xiii) Governing Body of Makhanlal Chaturvedi Journalism University, Bhopal, (xiv) Committee on Privileges, Rajya Sabha, (xv) Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Rajya Sabha and (xvi) Lok Sabha, 1971--77; nominated to the panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha, 1991; elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1990.
Travels abroad: U.S.S.R., U.S.A., U.K., Japan, South Korea, Algeria, Malaysia, Mauritius, Hungary, Australia, Austria, Nepal, Bangladesh, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Norway, Bulgaria, Romania, Singapore etc, and a number of countries in South America.
Publications: Author of 30 books in Hindi, Edited Hindi Journal `Mukta Kantha' for 16 years and five other books; contributed hundreds of articles in the leading literary magazines.
Special interest: Travel, cultural, literary and social works.
Favourite pastime and recreation: Visit to new places, reading and writing.
Permanent address: (i) Kamta Sadan, Boarding Road, Patna-800001 and (ii) 15, Kamta Seva Kendra, P.O. Deo, Distt. Aurangabad, Bihar.