Manoranjan Prasad Sinha (10 October 1900 – November 1971) was a Bhojpuri poet, author and professor and Principal of Rajendra College, Chapra.
[citation needed] He is famous for his Bhojpuri poem Firangia, which he wrote in 1921 during Non-cooperation movement.
[1] He was also elected as the president of 18th Bihar Hindi Sammelan at Motihari.
[2] He was born on 10 October 1900 in Shahabad district, his father Rajeshwar Prasad was a Judge.
His family later shifted to Dumraon town of the district (presently Buxar)[3] After completing his higher studies he became Reader at Banaras Hindu University.