Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Chhayavaad |
| Subject | Hindi |
| Notable awards | 1955: Sahitya Akademi Award 1963: Padma Bhushan |
Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi (4 April 1889 – 30 January 1968), also called Pandit ji, was an Indian
Chhayavaad, the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work Him Tarangini in 1955.[1] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1963.[2] For his works reinforcing Indian nationalism during the British Raj, he is referred to as the Yug Charan.[3]
Early life
Chaturvedi was born in a Babai (Makhan Nagar) village of
Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh on 4 April 1889. He became a schoolteacher when he was aged 16.[4][5] Later, he was the editor of the nationalist journals Prabha, Pratap and Karmaveer, and was repeatedly incarcerated during the British Raj.[6] After the Indian independence, he refrained from seeking a position in the government, instead continuing to speak and write against social evils and in support of an exploitation-free, equitable society as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi.[citation needed
]
Literary career
His noted works are Him Kirtini (
Hindi: पुष्प की अभिलाषा).[7]
Legacy
In his memory, the Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Akademi (Madhya Pradesh Cultural Council) organizes the annual Makhanlal Chaturvedi Samaroh, since 1987, besides awarding the annual Makhanlal Chaturvedi Puraskar for excellence in poetry by an Indian poet.[8]
The Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has been named in his honour.[6][9]
See also
References
- ^ Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007 Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Award Official website.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rashtravadi Chintak - Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
बाद की जिन्दगी में कविता के रूप में हर क्षण अंग्रेजों के खिलाफ शोला उगलता कवि स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का बलिदानी सिपाही बन जाता है। युग चारण बनकर उसका मानव जाति को हुंकारना सिर्फ भारत के लिए ही नहीं है बल्कि पूरे एशिया और यहाँ तक कि पूरे विश्व को जगाने की हुंकार है ।
- ^ Personalities Of District PANDIT MAKHANLAL CHATURVEDI at Official website of Khandwa district.
- ^ Profilewww.shayeri.net. Archived 15 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism.
- ^ "Poems by Makhanlal". Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academi Archived 16 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Department of Culture, Madhya Pradesh Government website.
- ^ Foundation day speech G.N. Ray, official website of Press Council of India.
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