Dinesh Bhramar
Dinesh Bhramar | |
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 Dinesh Bhramar reciting his poetry. Ajneya sitting left (30 December 1983 Bagaha). | |
| Born | June 26, 1939 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M. A. |
| Alma mater | Patna University, |
| Occupation | Agriculture |
| Known for | Bhojpuri and Hindi poetry |
Dinesh Bhramar is an eminent Hindi and Bhojpuri poet from Bihar, India. He has been credited to introduce the Ghazal and Ruba'i in Bhojpuri literature.[1][2]
Early life and education[]
Bhramar was born in 1939 in British India at Bagaha, a small township in undivided Champaran, Bihar. His father Pt. Gunjeshwari Pathak was a Sanskrit scholar and patron of classical arts. Bhramar graduated in Hindi literature from Patna University in 1961.
Career[]
Bhramar taught Hindi Literature at M.J.K College, Bettiah as a lecturer (1961-1962) and later at Tata Workers College, Jamshedpur as a reader (1962-1966).
In various Kavi sammelan, he has shared the stage with several eminent Hindi poets such as Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Ajneya,[3] Gopal Singh Nepali, Janki Ballabh Shastri, Nida Fazli, Bashir Badr and others. His poetical works were commended by Harivansh Rai Bachchan[4] and . Some of his Hindi poetic works have been selected for 'Navgeet Saptdasak' edited by Rajendra Prasad Singh and 'Dharati Se Judkar', edited by Satyanarayan. He is not very fond of publishing books, the only exception being ‘Geet Mere Swara Tumhare’ [5] published in 1961.
Besides the poetry works, Bhramar has been associated with various literary movements and organized several series of Kavi sammelan and Mushaira and other literary and cultural events for several decades in and around Champaran district.[6]
He has recited his poetical works for All India Radio and Doordarshan which have been also archived. He has also delivered several talks on Hindi literature at seminars/conferences conducted by the Central Sahitya Akademi and other prestigious organizations across the country.
Awards and recognition[]
He has been awarded the Gopal Singh Nepali Samman (2011), Bazme Adab (1999), Lok Shikar Samman (1998), Champaran Ratna (1993), Sahitya Saurabh Samman (1972), and several other awards for his contribution to Hindi and Bhojpuri literature.
Books[]
- Bhramar, Dinesh (1939). Gīta mere svara tumhāre. India. OCLC 23563131.
- Gīta mere svara tumhāre. India: Sāhitya-Saṅgama. 1969.
- "गज़ल आ रूबाई « AnjorDuniya.com". 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12.
References[]
- ^ [Bhojpuri Padya Sangrah Ed. by SINGH (Lalan Prasad), CHAUBEY (Ganesh), and PANDEY ( Rasbihari ) Publish by B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University Muzaffarpur Year : 1972]
- ^ [1]
- ^ [Jan, Janak, Janaki, edited by Sacchidananda Vatsayan Ajneya Year : 1986]
- ^ [Geet Mere Swara Tumhare by Dinesh Bhramar, Sahitya Samgam, Motihari, Year : 1964]
- ^ Bhramar, Dinesh (1969). "Gīta mere svara tumhāre".
- ^ "पढ़िए दिनेश भ्रमर की ग़ज़लें".
External links[]
- Some of the Hindi Gazals of Dinesh Bhramar on Aaj Tak/India Today website
- Dinesh Bhramar's Bhojpuri Gazals on KavitaKosh
- Geet Mere Swara Tumhare: A collection of Hindi poems (Navgeet) published in 1961
- Jagarn ke geet Lohu ke chhand: Book published in 1962
- Author Rameshchandra Jha on Dinesh Bhramar, in his book on literary history of Champaran, Bihar
- Memoir of an ISKON sanyasin who visits Dinesh Bhramar in 2013
- Dinesh Bhramar reciting his Navgeet at a Kavisammelan in Bagaha on centenary celebrations of Bihar, 2012 on YouTube
- Hindi-language poets
- Living people
- 1939 births
- People from Bihar