Dinesh Bhramar is a

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and

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poet from

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. He has been credited to introduce the

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and Ruba'i in

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literature.

Early life and education

Bhramar was born in 1939 in

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at Bagaha, a small township in undivided

Champaran Champaran is a region of Bihar in India. It is now divided into an East Champaran district and a West Champaran district. Notable people * Manoj Bajpai – Indian film actor * Dinesh Bhramar – poet and noted figure in Hindi and Bhojpu ...

. His father Pt. Gunjeshwari Pathak was a

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scholar and patron of classical arts. Bhramar graduated in Hindi literature from

Patna University Patna University is a public state university in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established on 1 October 1917 during the British Raj. It is the first university in Bihar and the seventh oldest university in the Indian subcontinent in the modern er ...

in 1961.

Career

Bhramar taught Hindi Literature at M.J.K College,

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as a lecturer (1961-1962) and later at Tata Workers College,

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as a reader (1962-1966). In various Kavi sammelan, he has shared the stage with several eminent Hindi poets such as Ramdhari Singh Dinkar,

Ajneya Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan (7 March 1911 – 4 April 1987), popularly known by his pen name Agyeya (also transliterated Ajneya, meaning 'the unknowable'), was an Indian writer, poet, novelist, literary critic, journalist, translator a ...

, Gopal Singh Nepali, Janki Ballabh Shastri,

Nida Fazli Muqtida Hasan Nida Fazli, known as Nida Fazli (12 October 1938 – 8 February 2016), was a prominent Indian Hindi and Urdu poet, lyricist and dialogue writer. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2013 by the government of India for his contribution t ...

, Bashir Badr and others. His poetical works were commended by

Harivansh Rai Bachchan Harivansh Rai Bachchan (; 27 November 1907 19 December 2002) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is b ...

and Nazir Banarsi. Some of his Hindi poetic works have been selected for 'Navgeet Saptdasak' edited by Rajendra Prasad Singh and 'Dharati Se Judkar', edited by Satyanarayan. He is not very fond of publishing books, the only exception being ‘Geet Mere Swara Tumhare’ published in 1961. Besides the poetry works, Bhramar has been associated with various literary movements and organized several series of Kavi sammelan and

Mushaira ''Mushaira'' ( ur, , Mušā'ira) is a poetic symposium. It is an event (called '' mehfil'', Mushairi) where poets gather to perform their works. A mushaira is part of the Culture of North India, Pakistan and the Deccan, particularly among the ...

and other literary and cultural events for several decades in and around

district.

Dinesh Bhramar with Nazir Banarsi and Bholanath Bimb

Awards and recognition

He has been awarded the Gopal Singh Nepali Samman (2011), Bazme Adab (1999), Lok Shikar Samman (1998), Champaran Ratna (1993), and Sahitya Saurabh Samman (1972).

Books

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References

External links

Some of the Hindi Gazals of Dinesh Bhramar on Aaj Tak/India Today websiteDinesh Bhramar's Bhojpuri Gazals on KavitaKoshGeet Mere Swara Tumhare: A collection of Hindi poems (Navgeet) published in 1961Jagarn ke geet Lohu ke chhand: Book published in 1962Author Rameshchandra Jha on Dinesh Bhramar, in his book on literary history of Champaran, BiharMemoir of an ISKON sanyasin who visits Dinesh Bhramar in 2013
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhramar, Dinesh Hindi-language poets Living people 1939 births People from Bihar