Sohan Lal Dwivedi

Sohan Lal Dwivedi
Born 22 February 1906
Bindki, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died 1 March 1988
Occupation Poet, freedom fighter
Awards Padma Shri

Sohan Lal Dwivedi (1906–1988) was an Indian poet,[1] Gandhian and freedom fighter,[2] known for his patriotic poems such as Tumhe Naman, a poem on Mahatma Gandhi, Ali Racho Chand, Khadi Geet, Giriraj, Nayanon ki Resham Dori se, Mathrubhumi, Prakriti Sandesh, Jay Rashtra Nishan, Re Man, Vandana and Himalay.[3] Born on 22 February 1906 at Bindki, a small village in Fatehpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he secured a master's degree (MA) in Hindi and did higher studies in Sanskrit.[4] He published several anthologies[5] like Bhairavi, Pooja Geet, Prabhati, Yugadhar, Kunal, Chetna and Basuri.[4] Hum Balveer[6] and Andheri Raath[7] are two of his other notable works.

Dwivedi died on 1 March 1988 at the age of 82. Considered as a national poet,[4] he was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[8]

See also

References

  1. "Cusat". Cochin University of Science and Technology. 1988. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  2. "TOI". Times of India. 11 August 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  3. "Tumhe Naman". Geeta Kavita. 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Anubhuti". Anubhuti. 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  5. "Geeta Kavita list". Geeta Kavita. 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  6. Sohan Lal Dwivedi. Hum Balveer. Rajpal and Sons. ISBN 978-8170286196.
  7. Sohan Lal Dwivedi (2011). Andheri Nagri. Rajpal and Sons. ISBN 978-8170286202.
  8. "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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