Shamsher Bahadur Singh (13 January 1911 – 12 May 1993) was an Indian poet, writer and pillar of the progressive trilogy of modern

Hindi poetry Hindi literature ( hi, हिन्दी साहित्य, translit=hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Hindi language which have writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃś ...

. Shamsher, the creator of unique masculine images in Hindi poetry, was associated with the progressive ideology of life. Singh won the

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in 1977 for ''Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main''.

Biography

Shamsher Bahadur Singh was born on 13 January 1911 in village Ailum,

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, Uttar Pradesh. This village is now under Shamli district, after Shamli considered as a separate district in 2011. Due to his father's job, his education was started from Dehradun. Singh died on 12 May 1993 in

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. In 1977, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for ''Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main''.

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1911 births 1993 deaths Indian writers Indian poets Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi {{India-poet-stub