Nand Chaturvedi
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Nand Chaturvedi | |
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Born | |
Died | 25 December 2014 | (aged 91)
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | poet, literateur, socialist[1] |
Nand Chaturvedi (1923–2014) was a socialist, a well-known Hindi poet and a littérateur.[1][2]
Education and works
Born in a Brahmin family, Nand Chaturvedi had a Master of Arts degree in Hindi from Rajasthan University. He was editor of the quarterly journal Bindu from 1966 to 1972.[1]
Apart from teaching, he used to write poems. A few of his popular works are:
* Yeh Samai Mamuli Nahin, "these are not ordinary times", in 1983.[2]
* Shabd Sansar ki Yayavari, collection of essays, in 1985.[2]
* Imandar Dunya Ke Liye, "for honest world", in 1994.[2]
* Woh Soye To Nahin Honge, in 1997.[2]
* Utsav Ka Nirmam Samai, "crucial times of this festival".[2]
Awards
- He was a recipient of Bihari Puraskar of KK Birla Foundation in 1996 for Yeh Samai mamuli nahin.[1]
- Prasar Bharati honoured him with the Prasaran Sanmaan in 1998.[1]
- He was a recipient of Equality Writer Award by Astha Sansthan in January 2007.[3]
- He was chosen for year 2008's Sahitya Vachaspati, the top literary honour of the Prayag Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. It was conferred to him at Jaipur in March 2008.[2]
- He was honoured with Mira Puraskar, the highest literary honour of the Rajasthan Government.[1]
- He was also conferred with Lok Mangal Puraskar of Mumbai.
Personal life
He died on 25 December 2014; he was survived by four sons and two daughters.[4]
References
External links
- Nand Chaturvedi at Kavita Kosh Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today (Hindi)
- An interview of Nand Chaturvedi in March 2002
- Who's who of Indian Writers, book by Kartik Chandra Dutt (Sahitya Akademi) published in 1999.
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