His
school days were spent in Ganeshganj, Lucknow. From the very
beginning of his excessive leaning towards patriotism and nationalism, he took
the active and leading role in Indian freedom movement of his time.
He won the block election in Ghatampur at
a very young age, and thus became the member of U.P. Legislative Council.
During all India struggle “Simon Go Back” agitation of 1928, under the
leadership of Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant, he vehemently opposed this Act.
In Lucknow, Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant and
Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari led the agitation
of this struggle, which was brutally lathicharged in Charbagh, Lucknow, in which
in order to save Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, both Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant and
Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari was badly
injured, as they took the assault of lathi’s on to them. As a mark of protest,
against “Simon Commission” and the brutal lathicharge on the agitators, Pandit
Rhas Bihari Tiwari resigned from the membership
of U.P. Legislative Council while shouting “Simon Go Back”.
While establishing the Arya Samaj Temple
at Ganeshganj, Lucknow, Pandit Ras Bihari Tiwari Ji tried to ensure that the
ethical, philosophical and moral principles of Arya Samaj shall be spread in
the society and stressed that the females especially should be focused. Taking
into consideration these high principles, Vedic Girls School was established in
Arya Samaj Temple in Ganeshganj. Just beside Vedic Girls School, a grand Akhara
(Gymnasium) and a park too was established in front of Arya Samaj Temple, later
on this park was popularly known as, ‘Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari Park’.
The purpose was to help youth serve
society by keeping themselves mentally sound and bodily fit. In July 1918, DAV
School was established in the premises of Arya Samaj Temple, Ganeshganj, which
was in due course developed into Intermediate College and Post-Graduate
College. Today it is popularly known as D.A.V. Inter College and D.A.V.P.G.
College.
Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari graced Municipal
Board, Lucknow as member from 1926 AD to 1944 AD and served it for long as Chairman,
Education Committee. As a mark of homage and tribute to this great son of soil,
the Nagar Nigam, Lucknow has named the road, from Naka Hindola to Tudiaganj(then
Victoria Ganj), after him.
Earlier it was known as “Aishbagh road”,
but now it is known as “Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari Marg”. When (late) Pandit Rhas
Bihari Tiwari was Municipal Commissioner Lucknow, he established “Arya Nagar
Settlement” near Mohan road, today it is run by the government of Uttar Pradesh
and popularly today it is known as “Deaf-Dumb school”.
Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari, during his
tenure ensured that a separate period shall run in order to teach the Vedic
teachings compulsorily in the schools.
Basic purpose being to eradicate the
feeling of untouchability and snobbery, while ensuring that, all students must
be provided same education so that the social harmony shall be established. In
order to make the needy, poor, destitute and females a ‘self-reliant’, Arya
Samaj Temple, Ganeshganj established “Arya Samaj Tailoring School”, so that
students belonging to weaker sections of society shall learn and empower
themselves and thus serve and support their family financially.
In order to promote and develop the
consciousness and awareness of “Games and Sports” activities in students, so
that their life shall become healthy and fit, (Late) Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari
made a playground in the DAV College campus.
In
order to gave a concrete insight and vision of (Late) Pandit Rhas Bihari Tiwari,
the present Managing committee developed this playground into a grand Cricket
Stadium, which was inaugurated on 26 March 2006 by the Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shivpal
Singh Yadav.
This Cricket Stadium is a rare treasure
for the Cricket fans and lovers residing in the central region of Lucknow. This
stadium hosts a number of cricketing tournaments round the year. Many national
level players also played cricket on several
occasions, in this cricket stadium.
In the end, this great patriot, freedom
fighter, renowned educationist, social worker, a great thinker and one who
always endeavored to develop Lucknow a better place, our beloved Pandit Rhas
Bihari Tiwari, left this world for heavenly abode on 22 October, 1944 AD at
King George Medical College, Lucknow at the age of 61 Year.
