Rajinder Manchanda Bani (1932–1981) was an Indian poet. He was born at

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in 1932. His family migrated to Delhi in 1947 where he died in 1981. He was a

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in Economics from

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, and a school- teacher. ''Harf e Moetbar'' (1972), ''Hisab e Rang'' (1976) & ''Shafaq e Shajjar'' are his three collections of poems. He was a poet of neo-classical

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who did not use conventional imagery and was original in style; he was an effective user of Hindi diction. He was a physically weak person who did not maintain good health throughout his life-time but possessed a sturdy mind; he lived for 49 years.

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