Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (15 September 1927 – 23 September 1983) was a
Hindi
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writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who
first published in one of the "
Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experimentalism) era, which in time evolved to become the "Nayi Kavita" (New Poetry) movement.
Biography
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born on the date 15 September 1927 in
Basti a city, in
Uttar Pradesh
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he received his education at
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), formerly Benares Hindu University, is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916. The university incorporated the Central Hindu College, ...
, and
Allahabad University. Today he is considered a very important political poet. He won the
Sahitya Akademi Award for his Poetry collection, ''Khutiyon Par Tange Log'' ("People Hanging From Pegs"). His short story, ''Bakri'' ("Scapegoat"), has been adapted as 'kuri.com', in
Kannada
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, by
M.S.Sathyu, has been staged many times over the year, with revised adaptations, starting from the
Emergency
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period (1975–77), when it was used as a political lampoon, it has also been presented as a folk play. His other noted plays are, ''Lakh Ki Naak'', ''Hawalat'' and ''Bhaun Bhaun Khaun Khaun''.
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena even wrote ''Mukti ki Aakanksha'' that showed the
need of independency during his time.
One of his poems has been turned into an animation short, by Siddhartha
Pratap Singh, titled ''Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita''.
he also wrote 'Sham Ek Kishan'. He also wrote many children's poem of which ''Ibn batuta ka juta'' is the popular one. He edited the children's magazine ''Parag''.
References
Bibliography
* ''People Hanging From Pegs'' by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena, Tr. Kedar Nath Komal, 1991,
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...
, .
Further reading
* ''New Poetry in Hindi: Nayi Kavita in Hindi: An Anthology'', translated by Lucy Rosenstein, Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. .
Online works
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena at Kavita Kosh Four Poems by Sarveshwar Dayal SaxenaSuraj Ko Nahi Doobne Doonga, A Poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
External links
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena at Kavita Kosh
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A Poem Which was mostly found children hindi books are - Mukti ki Akansha
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1927 births
1983 deaths
People from Basti
Banaras Hindu University alumni
University of Allahabad alumni
Hindi-language writers
Hindi-language poets
Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi
20th-century Indian poets
Indian male poets
Poets from Uttar Pradesh