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List Of Hindi-language Poets
This is a List of notable Hindi language poets: A * Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana (1556–1627), composer, poet, and produced books on astrology * Amir Khusrow (1253–1325), musician, scholar and poet * Ashok Chakradhar (born 1951), author and poet * Atal Bihari Vajpai (1924–2018), author, poet and orator B * Banarsidas (1586–1643), poet, businessman * Bihari (1595–1663), poet, author * Bhikhari Das (1721–?), poet * Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), novelist, poet, playwright * Bhawani Prasad Mishra (1913–1985), poet and author C * Choudhari Mulkiram (1910–1954) poet, philosopher and writer D * Dharmveer Bharti (1926–1997), poet, author, playwright and a social thinker * Dushyant Kumar (1933–1975), poet of modern Hindustani G * Geet Chaturvedi (born 1977), poet, short story author and journalist * Gopal Singh Nepali (1911–1963), poet of Hindi literature and lyricist of Bollywood * Gopal Prasad Vyas (1915–2005), poet, known for his humorous poems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi Language
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopal Prasad Vyas
Gopal Prasad Vyas (13 February 1915 – 28 May 2005) was an Indian poet, known for his humorous poems. His poems have been compiled into several books such as ''To Mein Kya Karoon'', ''Ras Rasamrit'', ''Maff Kijiye'' and ''Baat Baat Mein Baat''. The story of his life has been documented in a biography, ''Bahuayami Jeevan Ke Dhani Pt Gopal Prasad Vyas'', written by Santosh Matta, published by Prabhat Books in 2015. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1965, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the field of literature. Biography Early life Gopal Prasad Vyas was born, according to his school certificate, on 13 February 1915 in ''Mahmadpur'', near ''Gowardhan'' town, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated in Mathura only up to Class 7. He was unable go for examination for that due to Indian Independence Movement. Marriage He was married to Asharfi Devi, daughter of ''Pratap Ji'' from Hindaun, Karauli District, Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jwalamukhi (poet)
Jwalamukhi was the pen name of Veeravalli Raghavacharyulu (18 April 1938 – 14 December 2008), who was an Indian poet, novelist, writer and political activist. Life Jwalamukhi won the Sahitya Akademi Award (Hindi) for his novel ''Rangeya Raghava Life History''. Among the other more prominent of his novels and thousands of poems were ''Veladina Mandaram'', ''Hyderabad Kathalu'' and ''Votami-Tirugubatu''."Jwalamukhi dies" article, '''', 15 December 2008, retrieved 22 December 2008 Jwalamukhi was a member of the "Digambara Kavulu", a group of poets whose views and style is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007, two of India's highest civilian honours. Akhtar came to recognition in the duo Salim–Javed, and earned his breakthrough as a screenwriter with 1973's ''Zanjeer''. He went on to write the films ''Deewar'' and ''Sholay'', both released in 1975; they earned a cult following, and had a significant impact in popular culture. He later earned praise for his work as a lyricist, winning the National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times and the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist eight times. Akhtar notably campaigned for the Communist Party of India (CPI) and their candidate in the 2019 Indian general election, and was a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha. For his work, he received the Richard Dawkins Award in 2020. Early life Javed Akh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaishankar Prasad
Jaishankar Prasad (30 January 1889 15 November 1937) was a prominent figure in modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. Prasad was his pen name. He was also known as Chhayavadi poet. Poetic Prasad started writing poetry with the pen name of ‘Kaladhar’. The first collection of poem that Jai Shankar Prasad penned, named, Chitradhar, was written in Braj dialect of Hindi but his later works were written in Khadi dialect or Sanskritized Hindi. Later on Prasad promulgated ‘ Chhayavad’, a literary trend in Hindi literature. He is considered one of the Four Pillars (''Char Stambh'') of Romanticism in Hindi Literature ( Chhayavad), along with Sumitranandan Pant, Mahadevi Verma, and Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'. His vocabulary avoids the Persian element of Hindi and mainly consists of Sanskrit (Tatsama) words and words derived from Sanskrit (Tadbhava words). The subject of his poetry spans the entire horizon of subjects of his era, from romantic to nationalistic. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagdish Gupt
Jagdish Gupt ( hi, डा. जगदीश गुप्त) (1924–2001) was an Indian poet of the Nayi kavita (नई कविता) generation, a period of Modernism in modern Indian Hindi poetry. He was chairman of the Department of Hindi at Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label .... Jagdish Gupta was born in Shahabad, Hardoi district. He earned an MA and D.Phil. He worked as a chairman of the Hindi Department in Allahabad University and engaged in freelance writing. Gupta was a noble poet, literature writer and critic. He was a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement of the early 20th century. His main Poetry – Collection: "Nav ke panv, Aditya Ekant, Him Vidh, Shabd Dansh, Shambuk and Yugm." He did his thesis on Gujrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indra Bahadur Khare
Indra Bahadur Khare (16 December 1922 – 13 April 1953) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, a participant in Kavi-Sammelan, and a professor of 20th century Hindi literature. Personal life and education Born in the City of Gadarwara, Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Khare developed a taste for literature at a very young age. He received his primary school education at Sohagpur, Itarasi and from Katni in Madhya Pradesh. He received his middle school education at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh and his secondary school education at Kishori Raman Vidyalay Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. He then entered the University of Allahabad where he studied for a BA, living at the Shyam Sundar Hostel. Because of financial constraints, he was unable to complete his education at the time. After working odd jobs in Jabalpur he attended Hitkarini City College there and completed his BA. In 1949 he joined the college as a professor. In 1946 he married Vidyawati Shrivastav, a school teacher who had an MA Degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu
Shri Hit Harivansh Chandra Mahaprabhu (another spelling, Hita Harivaṃśa, 1509–1552) is a Braj-language bhakti poet- sant and the founder of Radha Vallabh Sampradaya. His principal work is the hymnal ''Hita-Caurāsī''. Born in Baad Graam (modern day Bad near Mathura on 11th Day of the Hindu month of Vaishakh (Ekadashi). He considered as the incarnation of Lord Krishna (Hari) and Krishna's flute by the followers. A follower of Prema Bhakti and devotee of Radharani as the ultimate Supreme Power. His preaching of Radha and Radha-Krishna being ''Ek Pran Dou Deh''—One Soul Two Bodies; has been the valuable asset of this Sampradaya (sect). The temple of Shri Radhavallabh ji in Vrindavan, was established by him, and his followers (hierarchy) are facilitating the Temple till today and is the center place for his followers in Vrindavan. The old temple of Shri Radhavallabh ji, just adjacent to the new temple has a painting of Shri Hit Harivansh Ji. Shri Radha Vallabh Temple i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemant Shesh
Hemant Shesh (born 28 December 1952) is an Indian Hindi writer, poet and civil servant. Biography Hemant Shesh completed his post graduate education in Sociology from the University of Rajasthan in Jaipur in 1977. He then joined the Rajasthan Administrative Service in the same year. He has worked on many senior positions in the Government including Dy. Secretary to His Excellency the Governor of Rajasthan, Secretary Rajasthan Public Service Commission, Secretary, Rajasthan Information Commission, and also as District collector and magistrate in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan state. Hemant Shesh has retired from the Indian Administrative Service as Registrar for the Board of revenue in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Writings and publications He has published over 31 books including 21 of his own writings while the rest were ones he edited. and has been editor for '' Kala-Prayojan'' a quarterly literary magazine. Among his published work are thirteen poetry collections. His poetry has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhayavaad
Chhayavad ( hi, छायावाद) (approximated in English as "Romanticism", literally "Shaded") refers to the era of Neo-romanticism in Hindi literature, particularly Hindi poetry, 1922–1938, and was marked by an increase of romantic and humanist content. ''Chhayavad'' was marked by a renewed sense of the self and personal expression, visible in the writings of the time. It is known for its leaning towards themes of love and nature, as well as an individualistic reappropriation of the Indian tradition in a new form of mysticism, expressed through a subjective voice. Period Chhayavad Yug dates from 1918 to 1937. It was preceded by '' Bharatendu Yug'' (1868–1900) and '' Dwivedi Yug'' (1900–1918) and was followed by the Contemporary Period from 1937 onward. Chhayavad continued until the latter half of the 1930s, when the golden era of modern Hindi poetry was gradually replaced by social didacticism inspired by rising nationalist fervour. Some of the later poets of this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work ''Madhushala''. Obituary, Frontline, (''The Hindu''), 1–14 February 2003. He was also the husband of social activist, Teji Bachchan, father of Amitabh Bachchan and Ajitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Abhishek Bachchan. In 1976, he received the Padma Bhushan for his service to Hindi literature. Early life Bachchan was born at Babupatti, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in British India on 27 November 1907 into an Awadhi Hindu Kayastha family. His family name was Srivastav. He began using the pen name "Bachchan" (meaning child) instead of Srivastava when he wrote Hindi poetry. From 1941 to 1957, he taught in the English Department at the Allahabad University and after that, he spent the next two years at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and '' Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including 2 Best Lyrics, one Best Screenplay, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and one Best Popular Film (director); 22 Filmfare Awards; one Academy Award; and one Grammy Award. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - Hindi in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
