Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo (5 February 1940 – 18 March 2019), was a lawyer, poet, writer and political activist.
He changed the state name Vananchal to Jharkhand after a debate with Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
[2][3][4] Lal Ranvijay Nath Shahdeo was born on 5 February 1940 in Lalgarh in Ranchi district in Bihar Province (now Jharkhand) to the Palkot Nagvanshi royal family.
He give the slogan Jaipal, Bodra, Bage, Murga le ke Bhage which was popular during the Jharkhand movement.
He had a prominent role in the start of studies in the tribal and reignal languages in Ranchi University.
He changed the state name Vananchal to Jharkhand though a debate with Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.