Harivansh Rai Bachchan | |
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 Bachchan on a 2003 stamp of India | |
| Born | Harivansh Rai Srivastava 27 November 1907 Babupatti, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 18 January 2003 (aged 95) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Pen name | Bachchan |
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| Language | Awadhi and Hindi |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University (B.A) St Catharine's College, Cambridge (PhD) |
| Notable awards | Padma Bhushan (1976) |
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| Children | 2 (including Amitabh Bachchan)[1] |
| Relatives | Bachchan family |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[2] | |
| In office 3 April 1966 – 2 April 1972 | |
| Constituency | Nominated |
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Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala.[3] He was the father of Amitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. His wife Teji Bachchan was a social activist. In 1976, he received the Padma Bhushan for his service to Hindi literature.[4]
- ^ Harivansh Rai Bachchan, R (2001). In the Afternoon of Time: An Autobiography. Penguin books. p. 327. ISBN 9780140276633.
When we entered Amit for school, we adopted 'Bachchan' as our family name, registering him as 'Amitabh Bachchan'; and when our second son was born, he was called 'Ajitabh Bachchan'
- ^ "Nominated Members Since 1952". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ Harivanshrai Bachchan, 1907–2003[usurped] Obituary, Frontline, (The Hindu), 1–14 February 2003.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.