Shivmangal Singh "Suman" (5 August 1915 – 27 November 2002) was an Indian

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and

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who wrote in

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Biography

Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' was born on 5 August 1915 at Jhagarpur, Unnao district in the

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of British India. He belonged to a Pratihar

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family .He was a leading

writer and poet. He earned a M.A. and Ph.D. in Hindi from

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. The university also honoured him with a D.Litt. in 1950.

Career

Suman worked as the

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(

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) during 1968-78; the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan,

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; Press & Cultural Attache, Indian Embassy,

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(

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) during 1956-61; and the President, Association of Indian Universities (

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) during 1977-78. He was the Executive President, Kalidas Academy,

, until he died of

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on 27 November 2002. Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India

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said that, "Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ‘Suman’ was not only a powerful signature in the field of Hindi poetry, but he was also the custodian of the collective consciousness of his time. His creations not only expressed the pain of his own feelings, but were also fearless constructive commentary on the issues of the era."

Works

Poetry collections

* ''Hillol'' (1939) * ''Jeevan Ke Gaan'' (1942) * ''Yug Ka Mol'' (1945) * ''Pralay Srijan'' (1950) * ''Vishvas Badhta Hi Gaya'' (1948) * ''Vindhya Himalaya'' (1960) * ''Mitti Ki Baarat'' (1972) * ''Vani Ki Vyatha'' (1980) * ''Kate Anguthon Ki Bandanavaren'' (1991) * ''Fagun Me Savan'' * ''Toffan Ki Our'' * ''Hum Panchi Unmukt Gagan ke'' * ''Chalana hamara kam he''

Essays

* ''Mahadevi Ki Kavya Sadhana''

Plays

* ''Prakriti Purusha Kalidasa'' Source:

Awards and honours

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

- 1974 *

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- 1999 * Deva Puraskar - 1958 * Soviet Land Nehru Award - 1974Shrotriya, Prabhakar. ''Shivmangal Singh 'Suman': Man and the Creator''. Topical Publications, New Delhi. 1990. p-165. *

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

- 1974 for ''Mitti Ki Barat'' * Shikhar Samman - 1993 from the Government of Madhya Pradesh * Bharat Bharti Award - 1993 * D.Litt. By Bhagalpur University - 1973Shivmangal Singh Suman Profile
Unnao district Official website. * D.Litt. By Jabalpur University - 1983

References

External links

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