Dushyant Kumar

Dushyant Kumar
Dushyant Kumar Dushyant Kumar 1933–1975
Born	(1933-09-01)1 September 1933 Rajpur Navada Village, Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Died	30 December 1975(1975-12-30) (aged 42) India
Occupation	Poet, dramatist, Litterateur, Gazal, translator
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	MA (Hindi), Allahabad
Genre	Poems (Hindi/Urdu)
Notable works	Ek Kanth Vishpayi Mann Ke Kon, published in 1963

Dushyant Kumar Tyagi (1 September 1933 – 30 December 1975) was a poet of modern Hindi literature. He is known as first Hindi Ghazal writer of India. In India, he is generally recognised as one of the foremost Hindustani poets of the 20th century. He was also a Dramatist, Litterateur and Gazal writer.

Early life

Dushyant Kumar was born at Navada Village of Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh in a Tyagi family. He studied MA with Hindi as his core subject from Allahabad University.

Vocation

His literary career started at Allahabad. He wrote many dramas, poems, Gazals, short stories. He actively participated in Seminars at Parimal Academy of Literature. He also worked with Naye Patte, an important Indian Newsletter of that time, Akashwani and Rajbhasha Section in Madhya Pradesh. Corruption was a major theme in his writings. His poetry has become an inspiration for an whole generation of emerging poets.

Notable works

Poem	Poetic Drama	Drama	Ghazal	Short Stories	Novel
कहाँ तो तय था	एक कण्ठ विषपायी	और मसीहा मर गया	साये में धूप	मन के कोण	छोटे-छोटे सवाल
कैसे मंजर					आँगन में एक वृक्ष
खंडहर बचे हुए हैं					दुहरी जिंदगी
जो शहतीर है
ज़िंदगानी का कोई मकसद
मुक्तक
आज सड़कों पर लिखे हैं
मत कहो, आकाश में
धूप के पाँव
गुच्छे भर अमलतास
सूर्य का स्वागत
आवाजों के घेरे
जलते हुए वन का वसन्त
आज सड़कों पर
आग जलती रहे
एक आशीर्वाद
आग जलनी चाहिए
मापदण्ड बदलो
कहीं पे धूप की चादर
बाढ़ की संभावनाएँ
इस नदी की धार में		koi awaaz honi chahiye		kon kehta hai aasman me
हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी तू किसी रेल सी गुज़रती है

Personal life

Dushyant Kumar was married to Smt. Rajeshwari Tyagi.

Death and legacy

Dushyant Kumar died at the age of 42 on 31 December 1975, due to a cardiac arrest in Bhopal. A contemprory of Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan, Dushyant made valuable contributions to Hindi and Urdu Literature during his lifetime.

• The poem "Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी) was sung often by Arvind Kejriwal during the Anti Corruption Movement (2011–2012) in India.
• These lines of Dushyant Kumar Ji from his Ghazal 'Saye Me Dhoop' are often used in many programmes, and the Hindi film "Halla Bol" मेरे सीने में नहीं तो तेरे सीने मे सही, हो कहीं भी आग, लेकिन आग जलनी चाहिए
• The Indian Department of posts issued a commemorative stamp with Dushyant Kumar's image on it, in September 2009.
• A museum dedicated to Dushyant Kumar (Dushyant Kumar Smarak Pandulipi Sangrahalaya) exists in C.T.T. nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• The poem "Tu kisi rail si guzarti hai" was used as a song in the critically acclaimed movie Masaan.

External links

• दुष्यन्त कुमार (अनुभूति हिन्दी)
• दुष्यन्त कुमार (गीता कविता)

Blogs

• दुष्यन्त कुमार
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