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PATNA: Union Minister of state for forests and environment, Ashwini Kumar Chaubey on Sunday admitted as Bihar’s urban development minister he had taken a leaf out of the book written by Dr Bhagwati Sharan. Mishra on rationalization of municipal taxation
Speaking as chief guest at Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammellan here on the occasion of birth anniversary of the late IAS officer, Chaubey said Dr Mishra’s book on municipal taxation was the guide for municipal commissioners in other states.
Dr Mishra was described as his father figure by the union. Minister who said he had written over 100 books on administration, culture, religion and spirituality too. He referred to Aranya , an epic form book written by Dr Mishra on the deity of Danteshwari Devi of Dantewara in Chhattisgarh.
The book presented details of culture and practices in the tribal region of Bastar, Chaubey said and added his books on Guru Govind Singh,Lord Hanuman, Budha and Ram also gave readers an intelligent insight on different religions.
Kishore Kunal,trustee of the Mahabir Mandir here said Dr Mishra was an IAS officer and he wasan IPS officer.it is very difficult for a civil servant to devote space and time for writing books.Kunal recalled Dr Mishra had written Pawanputra book on the Mahabir Mandir of Patna.
Justice Sanjay Kumar of Patna High Court and former judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court,Rakesh Kumar , Usha Mishra, senior advisor to UNO, currently posted in Kabul were also present.
Anil Sulabh, president of the 104 years old Hindi Sahitya Sammellan presided over the function which was followed by a Kavi Sammelan .