Shamsher Bahadur Singh Explained

Shamser Bahadur Singh
Birth Date:1911 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Ailum, Muzaffarnagar, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, India
Known For:Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main
Awards:Sahitya Akademi

Shamsher Bahadur Singh (13 January 1911 – 12 May 1993) was an Indian poet, writer and pillar of the progressive trilogy of modern Hindi poetry. Shamsher, the creator of unique masculine images in Hindi poetry, was associated with the progressive ideology of life. Singh won the Sahitya Akademi in 1977 for Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main.

Biography

Shamsher Bahadur Singh was born on 13 January 1911 in village Ailum, Muzaffarnagar, 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. [1] Singh died on 12 May 1993 in Ahmedabad. In 1977, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Chuka Bhi Hun Nahin Main.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Singh . Shamsher Bahadur (1911–1993) . Siṃha . Śamaśera Bahādura (1911–1993) . सिंह . शमशॆर बहादुर (1911–1993) . BnF Catalogue général . catalogue.bnf.fr . 8 December 2020 .
  2. Book: Singh . Shamser Bahadur . Cukā bhī hum̐ maiṃ nahīṃ! . 2019 . Dillī . 978-8183619066 . Pahalā saṃskaraṇa . 6 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Sahitya Akademi Award . 6 December 2020.