Girija Kumar Mathur
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Girijakumar Mathur गिरिजाकुमार माथुर | |
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Born | British India | 22 August 1919
Died | 10 January 1994 New Delhi, India | (aged 75)
Occupation | Writer, Poet |
Nationality | Indian |
Notable works | Nash aur Nirman, Nayi Kavita: Seemae aur Sambhavnae |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
Children | Pawan Mathur, Amitabh Mathur, Ashok Mathur |
Girija Kumar Mathur (
Early life
Girijakumar Mathur was born in Ashoknagar which was tehsil of guna before 2003 Madhya Pradesh, on 22 August 1919. He was homeschooled by his father in History, Geography and English. After obtaining his primary education in Jhansi, he was awarded a degree of M.A (English) and L.L.B from Lucknow University. After practicing law for a few years, he started working in All India Radio and later Doordarshan.
Professional and musical career
On obtaining his law degree, Mathur initially worked as a lawyer, but subsequently joined the Delhi office of All India Radio. After a few years there, he moved on to join the then only television broadcasting organization of India, Doordarshan.[2]
Mathur published his first collection of poems, Manjir in 1941.[2]
It was during his service in Doordarshan that mathur translated the popular
Mathur continued to work in Doordarshan, retiring in 1978 as the Deputy Director general.[2]
Works
Girijakumar Mathur started his career in literature in 1934 in the
- Nash aur Nirman
- Dhup ke Dhan
- Sheilapankh Chamkile
- Bhitri Nadi Ki Yatra (Anthology)
- Janm Kaid (Play)
- Nayi Kavita:Seemae aur Sambhavnae
Girijakumar Mathur was one of the seven eminent Hindi poets included in Tar Saptak,[7] an anthology edited and published by Agyeya in 1943. Apart from poems, he wrote many plays, songs as well as essays. In 1991, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his anthology, "Main Vakt ke Hun Samne"[8] as well as the Vyas Samman[9] in the same year. He is noted for his translation of the popular English song "We Shall Overcome" into Hindi.[2]
Mathur described his life's journey in his autobiography Mujhe aur abhi kehna hai (मुझे और अभी कहना है) (I still have to say something).[2]
Death
Girijakumar Mathur died on 10 January 1994, aged 75 in New Delhi.[10]
References
- ^ "Lyrics of Hum Honge Kaamyab (Hindi)". www.prayogshala.com. Prayogshala. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Mathur, Girija Kumar. मुझे और अभी कहना है - गिरिजा कुमार माथुर (Mujhe aur abhi kehna hai - an autobiography of Girija Kumar Mathur) (First ed.). Delhi: Pustak mahal. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Biography of Girija Kumar Mathur". www.veethi.com. Veethi. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Bhatia, Satish. "Honge Kaamyab - 40 years of freedom". www.saavn.com. Doordarshan / TVS Saregama. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Audio - Hum Honge Kaamyab". www.gaana.com. TVS Saregama / Gaana.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Original Doordarsan version - Honge Kaamyab". www.gaana.com. Doordarshan / TVS Saregama. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Vatsyayan Ajneya, Sachchidanand Hiranand (1966). Taar Saptak. Kolkata: Bharatiya Jnanapith.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Vyas Samman for Girijakumar Mathur". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "Hindi poet Girija Kumar Mathur passes away : Signposts". India Today. 15 February 1994. Retrieved 6 May 2023.