Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen

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Bal Krishna Sharma
Naveen on a 1989 stamp of India
Born(1897-12-08)8 December 1897
Bhyana, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Died29 April 1960(1960-04-29) (aged 62)
Occupation(s)Freedom activist
Poet
Politician
Journalist
Known forHindi poems
Parent(s)Jamanadas Sharma
Radhabai
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Bal Krishna Sharma (8 December 1897 – 29 April 1960), known under the

Kanpur constituency[2] and served the Rajya Sabha as a member from 1957 till his death.[3] He succeeded Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi as the editor of Pratap daily and also served as a member of the Official Languages Commission.[4] His poetry anthologies include Kumkum, Rashmirekha, Apalak, Kwasi, Vinoba Stavan, Urmila and Hum Vishpaee Janam Ke, the last one published posthumously. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1960, for his contributions to literature.[5] India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Sharma in 1989.[6]

Biography

Bal Krishna Sharma was born on 8 December 1897 at Bhyana, a small village in

Non-cooperation movement and this prompted him to abandon his college studies in 1921 to take up politics as a full-time career.[4]

Sharma became active in the

Kanpur District South cum Etawah district Lok Sabha constituency, defeating Chandrasekhar of the Congress Socialist Party with a margin of over 26,500 votes, securing almost 50 percent of the votes polled.[2] In 1957, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha, a post he held till his death.[7] His active participation in political and social activities together with his oratorical skills earned him the moniker, Lion of Kanpur. When the Official Languages Commission was established by the Government of India in 1955, he was selected as a member[10] and he was also a member of the Cultural delegation which visited a number of countries including Nepal, Mauritius and USA.[11]

Sharma wrote several poems, under the

Atal Behari Vajpayee.[14] The India Post honored him with a commemorative stamp in 1989[4] and the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan has instituted an award, Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen award, in his honor.[15] A college in Shajapur managed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Government Balkrishna Sharma Navin Post Graduate College, has been named after him.[16][17] His life has been documented in a biography, Balkrishna Sharma Naveen, written by Vishnu Tripathi and published in 2013.[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Balkrishna Sharma Naveen on Bharat Darshan". Bharat Darshan. 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The First Lok Sabha — Page 140" (PDF) (Press release). Election Commission of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Biographical Sketches 1952–2003" (PDF). List of Former Members. Rajya Sabha. 2016. pp. 14 of 48. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "B. K. Sharma on India Post". India Post. 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Commemorative Stamps" (PDF). Stamp listing. India Post. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Pandit Balakrishna Sharma Biography". Maps of India. 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Pandit Balakrishna Sharma 'Navin' on Free India". Free India. 3 February 2003. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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  10. ^ "Balkrishna Sharma New Biography". Bharat Darshan. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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    ISBN 9788126008735
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  12. ^ "Hindi Literature". The Free Dictionary. 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Balkrishna Sharma Naveen on Bharat Discovery". Bharat Discovery. 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  14. ^ "There was no time to get married: PM". The Hindu. 25 December 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Bal Krishna Sharma 'Naveen' award". Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  16. ^ "Government Balkrishna Sharma Navin Post Graduate College" (PDF). Government of Madhya Pradesh. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  17. ^ "MP Colleges". Government of Madhya Pradesh. 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  18. ISBN 9789350482551
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