Virendra Kumar Baranwal (born 1941) is an Indian poet and writer.
He was awarded by
Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award in 2004 for his work ''Jinna: Ek Punardrishti''.
Personal life
Baranwal was born on 21 September 1941 to Dayaram Baranwal and his wife Gayatri Devi in the village of
Phoolpur in
Azamgarh
Azamgarh is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of Azamgarh division, which consists of Ballia, Mau and Azamgarh districts. Azamgarh is situated on the bank of Tamsa River (Tons). It is located east of the ...
district in Uttar Pradesh.
His father was a Freedom fighter. He acquired B.A., M.A. degrees from Banaras Hindu University. Further he did his LL.B. degree from
Bhopal University
Barkatullah University is a public university in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. formally known as University of Bhopal, and informally known as Bhopal University. It was named after Barkatullah, One of the freedom fighter in Bhopal.
Barkatullah ...
.
Baranwal retired from the post of Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in the Indian Revenue Service from 1969 to 2005, teaching English language and literature for a few years.
Baranwal has a keen interest in Hindi, Urdu, English, Sanskrit and comparative literature as well as on literary literature, black and red Indian literature, and the discourse of Indian renaissance and freedom struggle.
Published work
Barnwal has published many works, but ''Jinna: Ek Punardrishti'' is his most well known.
* ''Paani Ke Chhite Suraj ke Chehre''
* ''Vole Shoyinka ki Kavitayen''
* ''Pahal''
* ''Rakt mein Yatra''
* ''Tanav''
* ''Machi Tawara ki Kavitayen''
* ''Jinna : Ek Punardrishti''
* ''Woh Pahla Nakhuda Hindustani ke Safine''
* ''Hind Swaraj : Nav Sabhyata Vimars''
* ''Ratanbai Jinna''
* ''Muslim Navjagaran aur Akbar Ilahbaadia ka Gandhinama''
Awards
*
Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award - 2004
References
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Hindi-language poets
Living people
1941 births
Hindi-language writers from India
Poets from Uttar Pradesh