Kedarnath Agarwal

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Kedarnath Agarwal (also spelled as Agrawal and Aggarwal) (1911–2000) was a Hindi language poet and writer.

Biography[]

Kedarnath Agarwal was born on 1 April 1911 to Hanuman Prasad Gupta and his wife Ghasiti Devi in the village of Kamasin in Banda district in the Bundelkhand region of the present-day Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.^{[citation needed]} He acquired B.A. and L.L.B. degrees, and became a practising advocate in Banda in 1938.^{[citation needed]}

He was a member of the Pragatisheel Lekhak Sangh, a body inspired by the leftist Progressive Writers' Movement.^{[citation needed]} His writings have been translated into English, German, and Russian.^{[citation needed]}

Agarwal received the Soviet Land Nehru Prize in 1973 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1986.^{[citation needed]} In 1995, Bundelkhand university conferred an honorary doctorate in literature (D.Litt.) upon him.^{[citation needed]} Other accolades included the Hindi Sansthan Uttar Pradesh Puraskar (1981), Tulsi Puraskar (1986), Mythili Sharan Gupta Puraskar (1990–91), and the Sahitya Vachaspati Manad Upaadhi (1990).^{[citation needed]}

Agarwal served as president of the Arya Kanya Intermediate College for many years.^{[citation needed]} He was associated with the Vinoba Bhave College located in Kamasin village, his birthplace.^{[citation needed]} He also served for one year as president of the local Bar Association in Banda.^{[citation needed]}

Agarwal was married to Parvati Devi.^{[citation needed]} The couple had two daughters and a son.^{[citation needed]} Agarwal died on 22 June 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Published work[]

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Agarwal's published books are:

• Yug Ki Ganga
• Neend Ke Badal
• Lok Aur Alok
• Phool nahin Rang Bolte Hain
• Aag Ka Aayeena
• Bambay ka Raktasnan
• Gulmehndi
• Pankh aur Patwar
• Mar Pyar ki Thapein
• He Meri Tum
• Kahein Kedar Khari Khari
• Apoorva
• Vah Chidiya Jo
• Jamun Jal Tumzsa
• Bole Bol Abol
• Jo Shilayein Todte Hain
• Aatma Gandh
• Anhari Haryali
• Khuli Aankhein Khuli Daine

The Kedar Samman[]

The Kedar Shod Peeth is a foundation dedicated to commemorating Kedarnath Agarwal's contributions to literature. Every year, it awards the Kedar Samman to a writer for outstanding contributions to literature.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Kedarnath Agarwal at Kavita Kosh (Hindi)
• English translation of a poem
• All Poems of Kedar Nath Agrawal at Hindi Sahitya