Girija Kumar Mathur

Girijakumar Mathur
गिरिजाकुमार माथुर
Born (1919-08-22)22 August 1919
Guna, Madhya Pradesh, British India
Died 10 January 1994(1994-01-10) (aged 75)
India
Occupation Writer, Poet
Nationality Indian
Notable works Nash aur Nirman, Nayi Kavita: Seemae aur Sambhavnae
Notable awards Sahitya Akademi Award

Girijakumar Mathur (गिरिजाकुमार माथुर ) (22 August 1918 - 10 January 1994) was a notable Indian writer of the Hindi language. His father, Devicharan Mathur, was a teacher in a local school and greatly admired music as well as literature. Girijakumar Mathur is considered one of the most important writers in Hindi due to his efforts to modernise Hindi literature and promote it through many of his works.

Early life

Girijakumar Mathur was born in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, on 22 August 1918. He was homeschooled by his father in History, Geography and English. After obtaining his primary education in Jhansi, he was awarded a degree of M.A (English) and L.L.B from Lucknow University. After practicing law for a few years, he started working in All India Radio and later Doordarshan.

Works

Girijakumar Mathur started his career in literature in 1934 in the Braj language.Greatly influenced by authors such as Makhanlal Chaturvedi and Balkrishna Sharma 'Navin', he published his first anthology, 'Manjir' in 1941. He was an important contributor to Hindi literature and used his works to spread moral messages through society. His writings utilised poetic devices to make the writings more enjoyable and to create the desired effect on the reader. His works included a dual writing, his romantic works would include small, colloquial words while big, serious words would be seen in his classical writing. His notable works include:

"Tarasaptak", which was edited and published by Agyeya in 1943, mentions Girijakumar mathur as one of the seven greatest poets. Apart from poems, he wrote many plays, songs as well as essays. In 1991, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his anthology, "Main Vakt ke Hun Samne"[1] as well as the Vyas Samman [2] in the same year. He is noted for his translation of the popular English song "We Shall Overcome" into Hindi

Death

Girijakumar Mathur died on 10 January 1994, aged 75 in New Delhi.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award".
  2. ↑ "Vyas Samman for Girijakumar Mathur".
  3. ↑ "Hindi poet Girija Kumar Mathur passes away : Signposts - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
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