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Kishore Kunal
Kishore Kunal (10 August 1950 – 29 December 2024), also known as Acharya Kunal, was a 1972 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Gujarat Cadre, from the state of Bihar, India. During his police career, he was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on the Ayodhya dispute by then Prime Minister V. P. Singh to mediate between the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Babri Masjid Action Committee. He continued to serve in this position during the premierships of Chandra Sekhar and P. V. Narasimha Rao.
In 1998, under his leadership, Mahavir Mandir Trust started the Mahavir Cancer Institute & Research Centre (MCSRC), at Patna. The Trust runs nine hospitals including Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Mahavir Aarogya Sansthan, Mahavir Vatsalya Aspatal, Mahavir Heart Hospital, Mahavir Netralaya, Mahavir Senior Citizen Hospital, Mahavir Vishalnath Hospital and Mahavir Hospice & Palliative Care. Kunal laid the foundation stone of India's first cancer hospital namely Mahavir Child Cancer Hospital on 12 December 2024, only 15 days before his death.
Kishore Kunal was born on 10 August 1950 in a Bhumihar family. He had his schooling at Baruraj village in Muzaffarpur district. Then he studied History and Sanskrit at Patna University, graduating in 1970. Later, in the middle of his career, he also studied for master's degree, receiving it in 1983. His teachers included historians R. S. Sharma and D. N. Jha.
Kunal is credited for appointment of priests from Dalit communities in Mahavir Mandir, Patna in 1993 and then temples all across Bihar while serving as the Administrator and President of Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Board. He also worked to free the temple properties from illegal encroachment.
In 1972, Kunal became an officer of the Indian Police Service in the Gujarat cadre. His first posting was as the Superintendent of Police, at Anand. By 1978, he rose to become the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Ahmedabad.
After completion of his Master's in 1983, Kunal was appointed the Senior Superintendent of Police at Patna. In 2001, Kunal resigned from the Indian Police Service voluntarily. After retirement, he served as the chairman of the Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts. Kunal was also secretary of the Mahavir Temple Trust, Patna, and previously of Mahavir Arogya Sansthan, in which he was involved with the improvement of healthcare for the poor. He also founded Gyan Niketan school in Patna.
The Government of V. P. Singh established an 'Ayodhya Cell' in 1990 under the leadership of the Minister of State for Home Affairs for handling the Ayodhya dispute. Kunal was appointed an 'Officer on Special Duty' to assist in its functioning. The cell continued under the Government of Chandra Sekhar (November 1990–March 1991), during which time Rajiv Gandhi suggested that historical and archaeological evidence should be taken into consideration for deciding the Ayodhya issue. The representatives of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) met under the banner of the Ayodhya Cell, and decided to exchange their respective evidence. Kunal stated that he had forwarded the submitted evidence to the Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Director General of Archives for verification and submitting reports. Both VHP and BMAC had also nominated ten experts each to examine the evidence. The four key historians nominated by the BMAC, R. S. Sharma, Suraj Bhan, M. Athar Ali and D. N. Jha, asked for six weeks to examine the VHP's evidence. The VHP did not agree to the demand. The negotiations ended after this.
Kunal later published his own analysis of the evidence submitted by the parties, and other evidence that he unearthed on his own, under the title Ayodhya Revisited.
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Kishore Kunal
Kishore Kunal (10 August 1950 – 29 December 2024), also known as Acharya Kunal, was a 1972 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Gujarat Cadre, from the state of Bihar, India. During his police career, he was appointed as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) on the Ayodhya dispute by then Prime Minister V. P. Singh to mediate between the Vishva Hindu Parishad and the Babri Masjid Action Committee. He continued to serve in this position during the premierships of Chandra Sekhar and P. V. Narasimha Rao.
In 1998, under his leadership, Mahavir Mandir Trust started the Mahavir Cancer Institute & Research Centre (MCSRC), at Patna. The Trust runs nine hospitals including Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Mahavir Aarogya Sansthan, Mahavir Vatsalya Aspatal, Mahavir Heart Hospital, Mahavir Netralaya, Mahavir Senior Citizen Hospital, Mahavir Vishalnath Hospital and Mahavir Hospice & Palliative Care. Kunal laid the foundation stone of India's first cancer hospital namely Mahavir Child Cancer Hospital on 12 December 2024, only 15 days before his death.
Kishore Kunal was born on 10 August 1950 in a Bhumihar family. He had his schooling at Baruraj village in Muzaffarpur district. Then he studied History and Sanskrit at Patna University, graduating in 1970. Later, in the middle of his career, he also studied for master's degree, receiving it in 1983. His teachers included historians R. S. Sharma and D. N. Jha.
Kunal is credited for appointment of priests from Dalit communities in Mahavir Mandir, Patna in 1993 and then temples all across Bihar while serving as the Administrator and President of Bihar Hindu Religious Trusts Board. He also worked to free the temple properties from illegal encroachment.
In 1972, Kunal became an officer of the Indian Police Service in the Gujarat cadre. His first posting was as the Superintendent of Police, at Anand. By 1978, he rose to become the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Ahmedabad.
After completion of his Master's in 1983, Kunal was appointed the Senior Superintendent of Police at Patna. In 2001, Kunal resigned from the Indian Police Service voluntarily. After retirement, he served as the chairman of the Bihar State Board of Religious Trusts. Kunal was also secretary of the Mahavir Temple Trust, Patna, and previously of Mahavir Arogya Sansthan, in which he was involved with the improvement of healthcare for the poor. He also founded Gyan Niketan school in Patna.
The Government of V. P. Singh established an 'Ayodhya Cell' in 1990 under the leadership of the Minister of State for Home Affairs for handling the Ayodhya dispute. Kunal was appointed an 'Officer on Special Duty' to assist in its functioning. The cell continued under the Government of Chandra Sekhar (November 1990–March 1991), during which time Rajiv Gandhi suggested that historical and archaeological evidence should be taken into consideration for deciding the Ayodhya issue. The representatives of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) met under the banner of the Ayodhya Cell, and decided to exchange their respective evidence. Kunal stated that he had forwarded the submitted evidence to the Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Director General of Archives for verification and submitting reports. Both VHP and BMAC had also nominated ten experts each to examine the evidence. The four key historians nominated by the BMAC, R. S. Sharma, Suraj Bhan, M. Athar Ali and D. N. Jha, asked for six weeks to examine the VHP's evidence. The VHP did not agree to the demand. The negotiations ended after this.
Kunal later published his own analysis of the evidence submitted by the parties, and other evidence that he unearthed on his own, under the title Ayodhya Revisited.