Ravindra Prabhat (born 5 April 1969) is a

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, and

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writer from India.

Early life and education

Prabhat was born on 5 April 1969 in the village of Mahindwara,

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, India. He was raised and received primary education in Mahindwara. He obtained higher education in

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from

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, he later studied Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC) from the

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Personal life

According to the Brahmin family culture he underwent an

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initiation at age eleven. He married ''M. Prabhat'', in

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on 18 May 1989. They have a son and two daughters.

Literary career

Prabhat has been writing since 1987 in various subjects. He is also

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of ''VatVriksh'' & ''Parikalpana Samay'' (Hindi Magazine). Some of his works have been translated into other languages and published in various

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s and

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Writings and style

Prabhat is a realistic poet, often writing about social topics and human suffering. His work often touches the concept of human suffering and social issues.

Blogging

Prabhat has written and edited works on Hindi blogging, and has also published his writing in the form of a blog. He started blogging in 2007, and has published fiction as well as reviews of other blogs. Prabhat is a founding member of the Parikalpna Award, a blog literary award in India. It is presented by the magazine ''Parikalpana Samay'' and the Non-governmental organization Parikalpnaa. The first Parikalpna Award was presented on 30 April 2011.

Bibliography

Books

Fiction *''Taki Bacha Rahe Loktantra''(2011) (Hindi) *''Prem Na Hat Bikay'' (2012) (Hindi) *''Dharati Pakad Nirdaliya'' (2013) (Hindi) *''Lakhanaua Kakka''(2018) (Bhojpuri) *''Kashmir 370 kilometer'' (

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, 2019) (Hindi) *''Dhartiputri

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'' (

, 2020) (Hindi) *''Pratishruti'' (

, 2021) (Hindi) Non-fiction *''Contemporary Nepali Literature (Hindi: समकालीन नेपाली साहित्य)'' (critical writings,essays and interviews,1995) *''History of Hindi Blogging (Hindi: हिन्दी ब्लॉगिंग का इतिहास)'' (2011) (Hindi) *Contributor to ''Hindi Blogging: Expression of new revolution (Hindi: हिन्दी ब्लॉगिंग: अभिव्यक्ति की नई क्रांति)'' (2011) *''Hindi Bhasha ke vividh ayam (Rashtriy Aur Antarrashtriy Pariprekshya men)''(2018) (Hindi essays collection) *''Responsibility Awareness & Public Behavior (Hindi: दायित्व बोध और लोक व्यवहार)'' (

, 2019) (Hindi/English) *''Social Media and Us (Hindi: samajik midia aur ham)'' (

, 2020) (Hindi) *''SHARE MARKET(Nivesh Ke Tareeke)''(

, 2020) (Hindi) *''Dr. Mithilesh Dikshit ka sahitya srijan evam pradey (Hindi: डॉ. मिथिलेश दीक्षित का साहित्य सृजन एवं प्रदेय)'' (Parikalpana Samay Publications Lucknow, 2021) (Hindi) *''Media aur Social Media'' (Indraprasth Prakashan Delhi, 2021) (Hindi) Documentaries *''Naya Bihan'' (

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Writer, 1992)

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film on Women's Education under the

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related plan of Unit of

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in "Bihar Education Project". Poetry collections *''Ham Safar'' (1991) (his first

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collection) *''Mat Rona Ramjani Chacha'' (1999) *''Smriti Shesh'' (2002) Magazines *''Urvija'' 1992 to 1995. Published at

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in India. *'' Fagunahat'', 1990 to 1992a yearly magazine published at Sitamarh, Bihar in India. *''Samvad'', 1993, editor of a special issue of this monthly magazine, whose principal editor was Basant Arya. *''Sahityanjali'', 1994. editor of a special issue of this monthly magazine, whose principal editor was Madhvendra Verma. *''Hamari Vani'' 2010, a Hindi e-journal. he was consulting editor for the year 2010. *''Parikalpna Blogotsav'', 2012 - . He is chief editor of this

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web journal. *''Vatvriksh'', May 2011 to May 2013. A

magazine published in

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. He is chief editor. *''Parikalpana Samay'', June 2013 - A monthly

magazine published in

. He is chief editor.

Adaptations of Prabhat's works

*Dr. Siyaram written a Book of Prabhat's works- ''Ravindra Prabhat Ki Parikalpana aur Blog alochana karm''(2017) (Hindi) *

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: Prem Na Haat Bikay (Narrator: Ashish Jain) *

: Dharati Pakad Nirdaliy (Narrator: Kafeel Jafri) *''Echoes of the Getaway'' (

, 2020) (The original book in Hindi ''Kashmir 370 kilometer'' was translated into English by Gautam Roy) *

: Kashmir 370 kilometer on

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(Narrator: Mukul Srivastava) *

: Echoes of the Getaway Behind the dark shadows of the Valley on

(Narrator: Mukul Srivastava) *

: "Pratishruti" on

(Narrator: Mukul Srivastava) *

: "Dhartiputri Sita" on

(Narrator:Kusum verma)

References

External links

*
Ravindra Prabhat - Profile and Biography in Veethi

Parikalpana Samay
(Hindi)

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