History
1882 - 1894
Poet Shri Ramji Sharan Vindhyachal Prasad ‘Kinkar’ was born on 22nd August 1882 (Samvat 1939) in the house of an ordinary landowner in Srivastava clan, in the village of Harpurnag under Madhuban police station in Champaran district of Bihar. At the age of around two years, he was drowned in the Narayani river when he fell from his mother's lap on the journey to visit the Harihar region. Kinkar ji owned an admirable personality since the beginning. At the age of about ten years, he became a devotee of God and his devotion grew day by day. His father started teaching him Hindi and Parsi literature and also English after some time. People were fascinated by the admirable and knowledgeable tradition of his sharp intellect and memory. His schooling was less than matriculation, but from the age of twelve, his was inclined towards poetry and he began his writing journey.
1895 - 1901
In the six years between 1895 and 1901, he composed the epic "Sri Krishnaayana". He also curated Pingladi Dharmogranth and Hindi-Sanskrit various manuscripts. 'Kinkar’ ji learnt "Sri Rama Mantra" from the supreme scholar Vaishnava Mahatma Pandit Shri Ramakrishna Sharma, resident of Shri Mrigukhetra at the age of 17 years. At this time, ‘Kinkar’ ji got married and after some time he was blessed with a daughter and five sons, but none of his children could live beyond infancy. After this, the poet went on the path to seek inner peace and devoted himself and became the supreme worshipper of Shri Mahabir Ji, the ocean of devotion.
1902 - 1957
"Kinkar" Ji installed the idol of Shri Mahabir ji and started worshiping Him through which poetry was rooted on him. Apart from the gift from the guru, he attained happiness in the true association of yogis and other knowledgeable elements. Other than "Shri Krishnayana", ‘Kinkar’ ji wrote many books. He also composed poetry and prose in Kashmiri Urdu and English and was proficient in Vedic knowledge, astrology and Tantra Shastra besides literature. “Kinkar ji was much concerned about the publication of the epic “Sri Krishnaayana” as he didn’t have resources to take his creation among masses and to establish the epic at its rightful platform. By the Grace of God and inspiration, a landlord, an acquaintance of the poet, Kul Bhushan a Bhumihar Brahmin, dynasty Tilak Param Vaishnav Babu Vishambhar Prasad Singh Ji empowered him to publish the book by giving a loan of rupees one thousand without any interest after which ‘Kinkar’ ji agreed to get the book published and in association with his nephew Bageshwari Prasad,
arranging more money from his home, ‘Kinkar’ ji got the books published in Patna where lived for a few months taking up an editing job. Four months later he had four copies of the epic with him one of which he kept at the Patna Museum, gave two of them to unknown people and kept one with himself.
One of the famous poets of Hindi, Shri Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' Ji was a disciple of ‘Kinkar’ ji who later gained fame by virtue of the knowledge imparted to him by ‘Kinkar’ Ji and gave Hindi literature it’s new identity. After some time the poet fell sick and on 17 June 1957, the great poet Shri Ramji Sharan Vindhyachal Prasad ji went on his last journey to the Heavens. There was sadness all around in the village society and the last rites of the poet were performed in his family garden. ‘Kinkar’ ji left his immortal work among us, an immortal saga to be cherished for generations.
Honors received byShri Ramji Sharan Vidyanchal Prasad ‘Kinkar’ Ji:
The poet was given the nickname ‘Kinkar’.
Best Prize given by Congress President at Patna Sahitya Academy campus
Presidential Incentive Award was given by Dr. Rajendra Prasad
He was conferred with the title of Mahakavi by the King of Kashmir
Also rewarded by the King of Darjeeling
Apart from this, there he was bestowed with many other accolades
1957 - 2008
After ‘Kinkar’ ji, Bageshwari Prasad and his brothers continued to do public service upholding the dignity of ‘Kinkar’ Ji. Everyone took up the responsibility of looking after his built temple. Even after the next generation moved to Kanpur, all the members remained connected with their roots and worked hard for the upliftment of the village.
During this, Mr Arvind Kumar Sinha, grandson of ‘Kinkar’ Ji, was associated with social work and kept the family culture intact.
We are well aware how our great poets and artists have very logically used the context of roses with thorns to raise inspiration giving meaning to the human life. We have also come across stories of how some people are born with a silver spoon in their mouth while others are born in atrocity.
This is the story of young discrete, prudent and rational man born into a family with a good background who could not be raised amid luxuries. A middle-class household barely runs anyway one can imagine how bad the situation would be when the medical expenses add up constantly.
Mr. Sinha, a respected government employee was rich in personality and sweet tongue. He had always been at the forefront when it came to helping the needy. At the same time, his wife who was raised in a palace was also skilled in the role of a duodenum. Although she was a graduate from the city's famous college, but she had no arrogance whatsoever. It is a wonderful and inspiring moment when a child played in the lap of Mr. Sinha who was always singing a happy tune keeping his personal desires buried in his heart.
Time does not know justice and injustice, so people call it merciless. In fact, one’s current situations are always a reflection of their past actions. Mr. Sinha was so involved with the social welfare that he couldn’t manage his finances well enough to run the household and pay for his children’s education in due time.
Later, there was a time when he highly indebted and the economy slipped out of hands. Influenced by near one, Mr. Sinha also gave a shot to lottery but could get nothing out of it. In the hope of the luck favoring him one day, Mr. Sinha continued to spend money on lottery tickets worsening is economic situation. At some point he even had to borrow money to pay for his children’s fees and other expenses. When the relatives offered financial help, the loan was so high that the amount they gave was a just a pinch of it so there was no change in the situation.
Despite all this, there was not a single sign of worry on Mr Sinha's face. He had always been cheerful as if everything was normal in his life. With a bright smile on his face, he continued to help the needy as ever.
It did not take long for the news of his financial situation to reach his office. Instead of offering support, he was being mocked at by his colleagues. His family had also abandoned him and Mr. Sinha and his small family was left alone on the path of goodness. In the hard times, his wife stood in his support and offered Mr. Sinha guidance as well. It was her who took all the household responsibilities while Mr. Sinha was making efforts to make ends meet.
2009 - 2011
Vivek Kumar Sinha moved to Dubai after completing civil engineering from Allahabad and started his journey amidst tough challenges. He worked on various projects for the Emirates government and directed his finances towards clearing family debts. Not only did Mr. Vivek manage to clear all his father’s debt records but also shared a helping hand to his extended family and friends bringing massive changes in their lives. About a year later Mr. Vivek Kumar Sinha established his own construction company Vision Catalyst in 2010 encouraged by the Emirates government officials. Helping his friends and family come out of the vicious debts gave utmost satisfaction to him and further Mr. Sinha continued to help other needy people through the CSR of his company.
2011 - 2016
Inspired by the lifelong social activist ‘Kinkar’ Ji, following the path shown by him, Mr Sinha founded Vindhyachal Seva Sansthan named after Shri Ramji Sharan Vindhyachal Prasad 'Kinkar' on 26th of May 2012 in the courtyard of Shri Mahabir temple built by ‘Kinkar’ Ji in Thane Mahiti adjoining Harpurnag village under East Champaran district of Bihar.
Some of the work done by the trust :
• Cleanliness of backward and dalit settlements
• Providing fixed monthly support amount to widows and people suffering from incurable diseases
• Renovation of the ancient Siddhpeeth Ram Janaki and Mahabir temple established in the 19th century by the poet Shri Ram Ji Sharan Vindhyachal Prasad ‘Kinkar’ and organizing religious gatherings and cultural programs by regional artists every Tuesday
• To clean and paint the related sites on the occasion of festivals of any religion
• Organizing free medical camps in the village from time to time
• Making available a provision of permanent hospital and doctor
• Providing free education to poor women and children deprived of education
• To provide as much financial support as possible to patients with severe diseases
• Assisting the affected people in times of natural calamities
• Standing in support of the People of Determination
• Cooperation in the marriage of daughters of very poor people
• To arrange technical education
• Awakening the society to stop female feticide
• Planting trees on the birth anniversary and death anniversary of noted people
• Distribution of clothes etc. among the poor on religious occasions
2016 - 2019
On 17th June 2016, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sinha left us having taken the legacy of poet ‘Kinkar’ ji forward as far as possible, and the whole village became sad. After his departure all the programs and projects run by Arvind ji came to a standstill, but on the other hand his son continued social service globally and lived up to his father's ideals.
2020
This year, due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, the world stopped and the chairman of the Vision Catalyst Group, Mr. Vivek Kumar Sinha, had time to explore the pages of history, which gave him complete information about 138 years of family history. He came to know about the thinking behind Vindhyachal Seva Sansthan, the wishes of poet ‘Kinkar’ and the struggles of his father.
He then formed a committee and taking a look at all the matters, made the Vindhyachal Seva Sansthan the successor of the Vision Catalyst under the CSR so that social welfare would continue through the trust furthering the family heritage, keeping ‘Kinkar' ji and Arvind ji’s dreams related to the society alive.