Kedarnath Agarwal
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Kedarnath Agarwal | |
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| Born | 1 April 1911[citation needed] Kamasin, Banda district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Died | 22 June 2000 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | poet |
Kedarnath Agarwal (also spelled as Agrawal and Aggarwal) (1911–2000) was a Hindi language poet and writer.
Biography
Agarwal was born on 1 April 1911 to Hanuman Prasad Gupta and his wife Ghasiti Devi in the village of Kamasin in Banda district in the Bundelkhand region of the present-day Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[citation needed] He acquired B.A. and L.L.B. degrees, and became a practising advocate in Banda in 1938.[citation needed]
He was a member of the Pragatisheel Lekhak Sangh, a body inspired by the leftist Progressive Writers' Movement.[citation needed] His writings have been translated into English, German, and Russian.[citation needed]
Agarwal received the Soviet Land Nehru Prize in 1973 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1986.[citation needed] In 1995, Bundelkhand university conferred an honorary doctorate in literature (D.Litt.) upon him.[citation needed] Other accolades included the Hindi Sansthan Uttar Pradesh Puraskar (1981), Tulsi Puraskar (1986), Mythili Sharan Gupta Puraskar (1990–91), and the Sahitya Vachaspati Manad Upaadhi (1990).[citation needed]
Agarwal served as president of the Arya Kanya Intermediate College for many years.[citation needed] He was associated with the Vinoba Bhave College located in Kamasin village, his birthplace.[citation needed] He also served for one year as president of the local Bar Association in Banda.[citation needed]
Agarwal was married to Parvati Devi.[citation needed] The couple had two daughters and a son.[citation needed] Agarwal died on 22 June 2000.[citation needed]
Published work
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Agarwal's published books are:
- Yug Ki Ganga
- Neend Ke Badal
- Lok Aur Alok
- Phool nahin Rang Bolte Hain
- Aag Ka Aayeena
- Bambay ka Raktasnan
- Gulmehndi
- Pankh aur Patwar
- Mar Pyar ki Thapein
- He Meri Tum
- Kahein Kedar Khari Khari
- Apoorva
- Vah Chidiya Jo
- Jamun Jal Tumzsa
- Bole Bol Abol
- Jo Shilayein Todte Hain
- Aatma Gandh
- Anhari Haryali
- Khuli Aankhein Khuli Daine
The Kedar Samman
The Kedar Shod Peeth is a foundation dedicated to commemorating Kedarnath Agarwal's contributions to literature. Every year, it awards the Kedar Samman to a writer for outstanding contributions to literature.[citation needed]
References
External links
- Kedarnath Agarwal at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
- English translation of a poem
- All Poems of Kedar Nath Agrawal at Hindi Sahitya
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