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Janki Ballabh Shastri
Acharya Janki Ballabh Shastri (5 February 1916 – 7 April 2011) was an Indian Hindi writer, including poet and critic. He declined to accept Padma Shri in 2010 stating his disciples and younger generation deserve the award more than him. He also refused the Padmashri in 1994. Early life Janki Ballabh Shastri was born at Maigra village in Gaya district in a Kayasth, Kayasth family. Career Shastri has written many well-known stories, novels, plays, biographies, essays, ghazals and songs. Among his famous works are "Bandi Mandiram", "Kakali", ''Radha'' (an epic running in seven volumes), ''Roop Aaroop'', ''Teer Tarang'', ''Meghgeet'', "Gaatha", ''Pashani'', ''Tamsa'', ''Iravati'', ''Kalidas'' (novel), ''Ek kiran so Jhaian'' (short stories), "Trai" and "Unkaha Niral". Awards Shastri has been a recipient of various awards, including the Rajendra Shikhar Award, Bharat Bharti Award and Shiv Poojan Sahay Award. References ` * Bihar state text book (1986) publication Hindi cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaya, India
Gaya (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ) is a city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh division of the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is south of Patna and is the state's List of cities in Bihar by population, second-largest city, with a population of 470,839. The city is surrounded on three sides by small, rocky hills (Mangla Gauri, Mangla-Gauri, Shringa-Sthan, Ram-Shila, and Brahmayoni), with the Phalgu, Phalgu River on its eastern side. It is a city of historical significance and is one of the major tourist attractions in India. Gaya is sanctified in the Jain, Hindu, and Buddhist religions. Gaya district is mentioned in the great epics, the ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata''. It is the place where Rama, with Sita and Lakshmana, came to offer Pinda (riceball), piṇḍadāna for their father, Dasharatha, and continues to be a major Hindu pilgrimage site for the piṇḍadāna ritual. Bodh Gaya, where B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
