Jagdish Chaturvedi (writer)

Jagdish Chaturvedi
Born 15 August 1929
Gwalior Madhya Pradesh, India
Died 2015
Delhi
Occupation Writer
Poet
Awards Padma Shri
Mahakavi Bihari Award

Jagdish Chaturvedi was an Indian poet of Hindi literature.[1] He was born on 15 August 1929, 48 years to the Indian Independence Day,[1] at Gwalior in the state of Madhya Pradesh and after securing his master's degree in Philosohy, started his career by joining Madhav College, Ujjain as a member of its faculty.[2] Later, worked in All India Radio and the Central Hindi Directorate as an editor.[2] He published several books of prose and poetry[3][4] and also translated many books into Hindi language.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2003.[5] He died at his Delhi residence in 2015.[2]


References

  1. 1 2 Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1490. ISBN 9788126008735.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Renowned writer passes away". The Pioneer. 17 September 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hindi Book Centre profile". Hindi Book Centre. 2015. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ Viśvamohana Tivārī (2004). Five Hindi Poets. Sampark. p. 111. ISBN 9788177680034.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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