Ramavtar Tyagi
Ramavtar Tyagi, popularly known as "Tyagi" (17 March 1925 - 12 April 1985) was a Hindi poet.His grandson's name is Divyansh Tyagi.
Biography
BORN 1925 Ramavtar Tyagi was born in the village of Kurkawali,(http://wikimapia.org/10893811/KURKAWALI) Moradabad district (now Sambhal district), Uttar Pradesh.
Tyagi graduated from Chandausi Degree College in Moradabad and did his post-graduate work at Hindu College, Delhi University
File:Ramavtar_Tyagi_with_Mukesh_the_singer_and_Lalit_Mohan_Dhawan_producer_of_movie_Zindagi_aur_Toofan_2014-05-08_09-52.jpg|thumbnail|Ramavtar Tyagi with Mukesh the singer and Lalit Mohan Dhawan producer of movie Zindagi aur Toofan]] (WEB LINK :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcFf7p5Z6n8)
INITIAL EDUCATION STARTED at the age of 10 years.
MARRIED at the age of 16 years in Year 1941.
Completed high school in year 1944.
He had given personal Hindi speaking coaching classes to Shri Rajiv Gandhi (Former Prime Minister of India) and Shri Sanjay Gandhi son of Indira Gandhi (Former Prime Minister of India). There are more than 15 Hindi Poetry books have been published and few Novels are also in his credit.
NOVEL He wrote a novel titled SAMADHAN.
NOVEL IN LETTER WRITING "CHARITRAHEEN KE PATRA" Kumar Prakashan jama masjid Delhi 110006 First Edition 1961 (web link:
EDITED "DILLI JO EK SHAHAR THA", and "RAM JHAROKHA".
POETRY COLLECTION: "NAYA KHOON" Publisher: Dhruv Lal Bhargava Pushpa Prakashan, Delhi 110007 First Edition 1953. "MAIN DILLI HOON" publisher Bansal and Company, 24, Daryganj, Delhi 110007, first edition in 1959. "Dilli jo ek shahar tha" "Sapana mahek utahe" Book publisher Atma Ram & Sons, Arya Samaj Rd, Beadonpura, Block 25A, Beadonpura, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, DL 110005 first Edition 1965.
Gulab aur Babool Van, Atma Ram & Sons, Arya Samaj Rd, Beadonpura, Block 25A, Beadonpura, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, DL 110005First Edition 1973
Rashtriya Ekta Ki Kahaniyan.
"Gata Hua Dard" Publisher Publisher Kandarp Prakashn, 1982 (web link : http://books.google.co.in/books/about/Gata_hua_dard.html?id=Yr7BMwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y) Mahakavi Kalidas Rachit Meghdoot Ka Kayaanuvad are some of his collected poetry. "LAHU KE CHAND KATARE" Praveen Prakashan in Mehrauli, Delhi - 110030 first edition 1984 "GEET BOLTE HAIN" PUBLISHER ATMA RAM AND SONS DELHI 110006 FIRST EDITION 1986. PUBLISHED AFTER HIS DEATH.
The few web site link where his poems are on display link details are (http://www.prayogshala.com/poems), (http://kavyanchal.com/parichay/?tag=ram-avtar-tyagi)
His poems are being taught in NCERT Hindi text books, of ninth to twelfth standard of CBSE Syllabus in India. In eighth STD his poem "samarpan" part of Hindi Text book in the UP Basic Education, Lucknow - UP
He composed a song "Zindagi aur bata tera irada kya hai" for the Hindi movie Zindagi Aur Toofan (1975).
He worked as a crime reporter for Navbharat Times. He also wrote the weekly article "Maluk Das ki Kalam Se".
Poem's link of Ramavtar Tyagi http://kaavyaalaya.org/ansu1.shtml at different site.
Shri Ramdhari Singh Dinkar commented on his poems: "Tyagi has written songs which certify that the songs in Hindi carry new language, new proverbs, new pose, new vision. I love the work of Tyagi. The way he cries, laughs, gets irritated, and even his pride carries a style, and wins your heart."
Death
Tyagi died on 12 April 1985.