Uday Bhanu (1926-2019) was a

Hindi 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 de ...

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

. He born in Daira Din Panah,

Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh (Urdu and pa, , , Fort of Muzaffar) is a city in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. Located on the bank of the Chenab River, it is the capital of the district with the same name. It is the 39th largest city of Pakistan by populatio ...

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. He was bestowed with the title of the state poet of

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

when Haryana became a state in 1966.

Publications

Poetry

* ''Bhedion Ke Dhang'' * ''Hans Muktavali'' * ''Sant Sipahi'' * ''Desan Mein Des Haryana'' * ''Sankh aur Shehnai'' * ''Uday Bhanu Hans Rachanawali 1'' * ''Uday Bhanu Hans Rachanawali 2'' * ''Uday Bhanu Hans Rachanawali 3'' * ''Uday Bhanu Hans Rachanawali 4''

Books written about him

* ''Uday Bhanu Hans Ki Kavya Sadhna'' * ''Udaybhanu Hans Ke Partinidhi Geet'' * Kavya Sarovar Ka Hans

Awards

When

became a separate state in 1966, Uday Bhanu was declared as its state poet of Haryana. He was awarded Sur Puruskar in 2006 and Haryana Sahitya Rattan Samman in 2009 by Haryana Sahitya Akademi. Uday Bhanu Hans Awards are given every year in his honour.

Personal life

Uday Bhanu was born on 2 August 1926 at Daira Din Panah in

district of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. His family shifted to Hisar after

partition of India The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...

in 1947 when he was 22 years old. He completed his

Master of Arts A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. Tho ...

language and joined as a teacher. Yashpal Sharma was one of his students. He retired as principal of Government College, Hisar and lived in Hisar. He was also the secretary of Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi and a member of advisory committee of Haryana Sahitya Akademi.

References

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