Nand Chaturvedi Explained
Nand Chaturvedi (1923–2014) was a socialist, a well-known Hindi poet and a littérateur.[1]
Education and works
Born in a Brahmin family, Nand Chaturvedi had a Master of Arts degree in Hindi from Rajasthan University. He was editor of the quarterly journal Bindu from 1966 to 1972.[1]
Apart from teaching, he used to write poems. A few of his popular works are:
- Yeh Samai Mamuli Nahin, "these are not ordinary times", in 1983.
- Shabd Sansar ki Yayavari, collection of essays, in 1985.
- Imandar Dunya Ke Liye, "for honest world", in 1994.
- Woh Soye To Nahin Honge, in 1997.
- Utsav Ka Nirmam Samai, "crucial times of this festival".
Awards
- He was a recipient of Bihari Puraskar of KK Birla Foundation in 1996 for Yeh Samai mamuli nahin.[1]
- Prasar Bharati honoured him with the Prasaran Sanmaan in 1998.[1]
- He was a recipient of Equality Writer Award by Astha Sansthan in January 2007.[2]
- He was chosen for year 2008's Sahitya Vachaspati, the top literary honour of the Prayag Hindi Sahitya Sammelan. It was conferred to him at Jaipur in March 2008.[3]
- He was honoured with Mira Puraskar, the highest literary honour of the Rajasthan Government.[1]
- He was also conferred with Lok Mangal Puraskar of Mumbai.
Personal life
He died on 25 December 2014; he was survived by four sons and two daughters.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.indialog.co.in/publications/Luminous.html Luminous Peak of Nand Chaturvedi on Indialog
- http://www.astha.org/astha_annual_report_06-07.pdf Equality Writer Award by Astha Sansthan
- http://news.oneindia.in/2008/01/22/nand-chaturvedi-gets-top-hindi-sahitya-sammelan-honour-1201007471.html Nand Chaturvedi gets top Hindi Sahitya Sammelan Puraskar
- http://www.mid-day.com/search/nand-chaturvedi-passes-away_all Nand Chaturvedi passes away, Mid-Day, 26-Dec-2014