Dharamvir Bharati
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| Dr. Dharamvir Bharati धर्मवीर भारती |
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| Born | December 25, 1926 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | September 4, 1997 (aged 70) Bombay |
| Occupation | Writer, Essayist, Novelist, Poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Kayasth, Hindu |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | M.A.Hindi, Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Notable award(s) | 1972: Padmashree 1984: Valley Turmeric Best Journalism Award 1988: Best Playwright Maharana Mewar Foundation Award 1989: Sangeet Natak Akademi Rajendra Prasad Shikhar Samman Bharat Bharati Samman 1994: Maharashtra Gaurav Kaudiya Nyas Vyasa Samman |
| Spouse(s) | Kanta Bharti (Married 1954) (1st. Wife), Pushpa Bharti (2nd. Wife) |
| Children | Parmita (1st Wife); son Kinshuk Bharati and a daughter Pragya Bharati (2nd. Wife) |
Dr. Dharamvir Bharati (धर्मवीर भारती) (December 25, 1926 - September 4, 1997), one of the most renowned Hindi poet, modern writer,playwright and social thinkers of India.He was the Chief-Editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine Dharmayug.
Dr. Bharati was awarded Padm Shree for literature in 1972 by the Government of India.His novel Gunaho Ka Devta became an evergreen classic.Dr. Bharati’s “Suraj ka Satwan Ghoda” is considered a unique experiment in story telling and was made into a national award winning movie of the same name in 1992 by Shyam Benegal.Andha Yug, his drama set in the time immediately after the Mahabharata war, is another classic that is enacted very often in public by various drama groups.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Education
Bharati did his MA in Hindi from Allahabad University in 1946 and won the “Chintamani Ghosh Award” for securing highest marks in Hindi. He was the sub-editor for magazines “Abhudaya” and Sangam” during this period. Later he completed his Ph.D. In 1954 under Dr. Dhirendra Verma on the topic of “Siddha Sahitya”, and was appointed lecturer in Hindi in Allahabad University.1950s were the most creative period in the life of Dr. Bharati and he wrote many novels, dramas, poetry, essays, and criticisms during this phase.
[edit] Journalism(Mumbai)
In 1960 he was appointed as Chief-Editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine Dharma Yug brought out by the Times of India Group, and moved to Bombay. He remained the Editor of Dharmayug till 1987. During this long phase the magazine became the most popular Hindi weekly of the country and established new heights in Hindi Journalism. As a field reporter, Dr. Bharati personally covered the Indo-Pak war that resulted in the liberation of Bangladesh.
[edit] Personal life
He was born in Allahabad to Shri. Chiranji Lal and Smt. Chanda devi. The family underwent considerable financial hardships after the father died early. Dr. Bharati had one sister, Dr. Veerbala. Dr.Bharti married in 1954 and later divorced Mrs. Kanta Bharati with whom he had a daughter Parmita. Few years later he remarried and had a son Kinshuk Bharati and a daughter Pragya Bharati with Mrs. Pushpa Bharati.Dr. Bharati developed heart ailment and died after a brief illness in 1997.
[edit] Prominent works
Novels
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghodha (सूरज का सातवां घोड़ा )- (The Seventh Steed of the Sun): A short novella, that may also be viewed as a set of connected mini-narratives, it can also be considered one of the foremost instances of metafiction in twentieth century Hindi literature. The protagonist is a young man named Manik Mulla who recounts these tales to his friends. The name of the work is an allusion to Hindu mythology where in the chariot of the Sun-God Surya is said to be drawn by seven horses. This novella has been translated into Bengali by poet Malay Roy choudhury, for which he was bestowed with the Sahitya Academy Award.Benegal.
- Gunaho Ka Devta(गुनाहों का देवता)
- Giyara sapno ka desh( ग्यारह सपनों का देश)
- Prarambh va Samapan (प्रारंभ व समापन)
poetry
Kanupriya ,Thanda Loda, Saat Geet Varsh and Sapana Abhi Bhi are amongst his most popular works of poetry.
Play in Poetry
Andha Yug (The Age of Blindness):Poetic play, Structured on events in the Mahabharata,Andha Yug focuses on the last day of the Mahabharata war. It is a powerful metaphorical theatrical work.Performed by Ebrahim Alkazi,M.k. Raina,Ratan Thiyam,Arvind Gaur,Ram Gopal Bajaj, Mohan Maharishi and many other Indian theatre directors.
Story Collection
Murdo ka Gaohn( मुर्दों का गाव),Swarg aur Prathvhi( स्वर्ग और पृथ्वी),Chand aur Tuthe hue Log चाद और टूटे हुए लोग,Band gali Ka Aakhkri Makhaan (बंद गली का आखिरी मकान),Saas ki Kalam se (सास की कलम से),Samast Kahaniya ek Saath(समस्त कहानियाँ एक साथ ).
Essay
Thele par Himalayas( ठेले पर हिमालय),Apshynty stories:Unkahi(पश्यंती कहानियाँ :अनकही), The river was thirsty(नदी प्यासी थी), Neil Lake(नील झील), Human values and literature(मानव मूल्य और साहित्य), Cold iron(ठण्डा लोहा)
Film on Dr. Bharati
Dr. Bharati: documentary directed by young story writer Uday Prakash for Sahitya Akademi, Delhi ,1999,
[edit] Awards
- Padma Shree by the Government of India,1972
- Rajendra Prasad Shikhar Samman
- Bharat Bharati Samman
- Maharashtra Gaurav ,1994
- Kaudiya Nyas
- Vyasa Samman
- 1984, Valley turmeric best journalism awards
- 1988, best playwright Maharana Mewar Foundation Award
- 1989,the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi
[edit] Translations
Andha Yug:Dharamvir Bharati,Translated in English by Alok Bhalla Published by Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-567213-8 ,ISBN 0-19-567213-5
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Dharamvir Bharti at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
- Remembring Bharati Ji: An article by his sister Dr. Veerbala: यादें भैया की
- Remembering Bharati Ji: An article by Prof. Rajiv Krishna Saxena : मामा जीः कुछ संस्मरण
