Mithileshwar
Mithileswar (Hindi: मिथिलेश्वर), born on December 31, 1950 in Baisadeeh village of Bhojpur district in Bihar, India, is a Hindi writer noted for his insight into the rural heartland of India.[1] He wrote beautifully about the rural parts of India, highlighting the struggles and problems faced by rural people of India.[2] He started writing during his student period and has accumulated many awards in his career. His stories are mostly based on the state of the common man in our society. He describes the mental state of poor, exploited people from villages or the ones going through diverse conditions in a rapidly industrializing modern day India. He minutely observes people and writes with deep insight on their status in life and society.
Imagery[]
On one side his stories depict people still attached to feudalistic ideologies and on the other side goes on to describe vividly the state of caring and loving women in the society. Some of his stories deal with current politics and degradation of values in our education system.
He extensively uses images and symbols to make his regional stories effective and impacting.
Career[]
- M.A, Ph.D. (Hindi)[1]
- Mithileswar has written more than 100 stories, several novels, dozens of critics, memoirs, satire, essays and notes which have been published in many famous and standard magazines. His work has been translated into many other Indian and foreign languages.
- Reader, Hindi Department, H.D. Jain College Ara, Bihar[1]
Literary work[]
Stories[]
- Babuji (1976)[1]
- Band Raston ke Beech (1978)
- Doosra Mahabharat (1979)
- Meghna Ka Nirnay[1]
- Bhor Hone se Pahale
- Tiriya Janam (1982)
- Harihar Kaka (1983)[1]
- Ek Mein Anek (1987)
- Ek the Professor B. Lal (1993)
- Kamal
Novels[]
Children's stories[]
- Us Rat Ki Bat (1993)
Collections[]
Awards[]
- Akhil Bhartiya MuktiBodh Puraskar by M.P. Sahitya Parishad (1976)
- Soviet Land Nehru Puraskar for Band Raston Ke Beech (1979)[1]
- Yashpal Puraskar by U.P. Hindi Sansthan (1981–82)
- Amrit Puraskar by Nikhil Bharat Bang Sahitya Sammelan
- The 4th Shrilal Shukla Sahitya IFFCO Samman (2015)[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "लेखक परिचय" (PDF). संचयन भाग 2 (in Hindi). NCERT. p. 45. ISBN 81-7450-665-9.
- ^ Rural India Archived 2008-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jha, Ajay (1 February 2015). "IFFCO bestows 4th Srilal Shukla Sahitya award". Indian Co-operative. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
External links[]
- See further details of his books at Pustak.org
- Tales of Showman, a play based on Babuji by Mithileshwar
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