Dr. Jaymant Mishra (15 October 1925 – 7 September 2010) was a renowned

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scholar of India. He was also a well-known Maithili poet. He had been awarded several prestigious honors including "

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", President Award, "Kalidas Samman" and Vanabhatta award. He was awarded

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in 1995. His major literary contributions were Mahamanavachampu in Sanskrit and Kavita Kusumanjali in Maithili — a compilation of Maithili poems, Mahakavi Vidyapati — a commentary of the legendary Maithili poet . He had also been one of the prominent academicians of the

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province of India. He served as the Vice Chancellor of K S D

University (1985–1990). Most of his literary works have a satirical literary tone which he uses to ridicule human vice and weakness — both on an individual and social level. His works surprise the readers with his progressive views despite the fact that his era was one of the darkest ages of parochialism and denominationalism.

List of works

* Kavita Kusumanjali * Mahakavi Vidyapati

References

Camatkarah (A Collection of Sanskrit Plays) An Appreciation, Sarasvatakusuman-jalih, Acarya Jaymant Mishra Felicitation Volume, Darbhanga, 1994
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mishra, Jayamant Maithili poets Writers of Mithila Poets from Bihar 1925 births 2010 deaths 20th-century Indian poets Indian male poets 20th-century Indian male writers