Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi | |
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| Born | 4 April 1889 Babai, Central Provinces, British India (present-day Makhan Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 30 January 1968 (aged 78) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Journalist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Chhayavaad |
| Subject | Hindi |
| Notable awards | 1955: Sahitya Akademi Award 1963: Padma Bhushan |
Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi (4 April 1889 – 30 January 1968), also called Pandit ji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India's national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad, the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work Him Tarangini in 1955.[1] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1963.[2] For his works reinforcing Indian nationalism during the British Raj, he is referred to as the Yug Charan.[3]
- ^ Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007 Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Award Official website.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ Rashtravadi Chintak - Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
बाद की जिन्दगी में कविता के रूप में हर क्षण अंग्रेजों के खिलाफ शोला उगलता कवि स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का बलिदानी सिपाही बन जाता है। युग चारण बनकर उसका मानव जाति को हुंकारना सिर्फ भारत के लिए ही नहीं है बल्कि पूरे एशिया और यहाँ तक कि पूरे विश्व को जगाने की हुंकार है ।