Nagarjun
Nagarjun | |
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Born | Vaidyanath Mishra 11 June 1911[1] Satlakha Village, Darbanga district, Bihar, India |
Died | 5 November 1998 Khwaja Sarai, Darbhanga district, Bihar,[2] India | (aged 87)
Pen name | Nagarjun |
Occupation | Poet, writer, essayist, novelist, buddhist |
Language | Hindi, Maithili |
Years active | 1930–1994 |
Notable awards |
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Spouse | Aparajita Devi |
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Vaidyanath Mishra (11 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his pen name Nagarjun, was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, literary biographies and travelogues, and was known as Janakavi- the People's Poet. He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.[3][4]
Personal life and biography
Early life and education
Vaidyanath Mishra was born on 11 June 1911 (Jyeshtha Purnima), in the Gram Panchayat Tarauni and Block Benipur in
Career
He started his literary career with
He also participated in many mass-awakening movements before and after independence. Between 1939 and 1942, He was jailed by the British courts for leading a farmer's agitation in Bihar. For a long time after independence he was involved with journalism.
He played an active role in Jayaprakash Narayan's movement prior to the Emergency period (1975–1977), and therefore was jailed for eleven months, during the emergency period. He was strongly influenced by Leninist-Marxist ideology.[citation needed] This was one of the reasons that he never found patronage from the mainstream political establishments.
He died in 1998 at the age of 87 in Darbhanga.
Works and literature
The subjects of his poetry are varied. Effects of both his wandering tendencies and activism, is evident in his middle and later works. His famous poems like Bādal kō Ghiratē Dēkhā hai (
Besides these accepted subjects of poetry, Nagarjun found poetic beauty in unconventional subjects. One of his most astonishing works is a poem based on a show called With Sharp Teeth (पैने दाँतो वाली). Another such creation is a series of poems on a full-grown jackfruit.
Because of the breadth of his poetry, Nagarjun is considered the only Hindi poet after Tulsidas to have an audience ranging from the rural sections of society to the elite. He effectively freed poetry from the bounds of elitism.
Languages
Maithili was his mother tongue and he authored many poems, essays and novels in Maithili. He was educated in Sanskrit, Pali, and Hindi. Hindi remained the language of the bulk of his literature. The Hindi of his works varies from highly sanskritized to vernacular forms. He was a poet of the masses, and preferred to write in the language of immediate local impact. Therefore, he never adhered to specific bounds of languages.
He also had good grasp of the Bengali language and used to write for Bengali newspapers. He was close to the Bengali Hungry generation or Bhookhi Peerhi poets and helped Kanchan Kumari in translating Malay Roy Choudhury's long poem Jakham and Chana Jor Garam in Hindi.
Awards
Nagarjun was given the
Major literary works
Poetry
- Yugdharao
- Kal aur Aaaj
- Satrange Pankhon Wali
- Talab ki Machhliyan
- Khichri Viplava Dekha Humne
- Hazar Hazar Bahon Wali
- Purani Juliyon Ka Coras
- Tumne Kaha Tha
- Akhir Aisa Kya Kah Diya Maine
- Is Gubare Ki Chhaya Mein.
- "Yeh Danturit Muskaan"
- Mein Military Ka Boodha Ghoda
- Ratnagarbha
- Aise bhi hum kya
- Bhool jao purane sapne
- Apne Khet Mein Chandana
- Fasal
- Akal aur Uske bad
- Harijan Gatha
- Badal ko ghirate Dekha hai
- Aaj main beej hoon
- Mantra Kavita
Novels
- Rati Nath Ki Chachi
- Balachnama
- Baba Bateshar Nath
- Himalaya ki betiya
- Nai Paudh
- Varun Ke Bete
- Dukh Mochan
- Ugratara
- Jamania Ka Baba
- Kumbhi Pak
- Paro and Asman Mein Chanda Tare.
- Abhinandan
- Imaratia
- Sita Usko
- Navturiya
Essay collections
- Ant Hinam Kriyanam.
- Bum Bholenath
- Ayodhya ka raja
Maithili works
- Patrahin Nagna Gachh (collection of poems)
- Chitra (collection of poems)
- Pparo(novel)
- Navturiya(novel)
- Balchnma(novel)
- His work on culture has been published in the form of books entitled Desh Dashkam and Krishak Dashkam.
Works on Baba Nagarjun
- Poet Mahakavi Series.[7]
Further reading
- Indian Literature, by Sahitya Akademi. Published by Sahitya Akademi, 1998. Baba Nagarjun, page 140-145.
References
- ^ The People's poet – Nagarjun Library, University of Virginia. From Biblio, Nov–Dec 1998, p. 8-9.
- ^ South Asia, Hindi poet, Nagarjun, dead BBC News, 5 November 1998.
- The Tribune, 29 November 1998.
- ^ Obituary www.revolutionarydemocracy.org.
- ^ Poets of Mithila – Nagarjun
- ^ Hindi authors
- ^ Mahakavi-Episode 6: Watch incredible story of poet Nagarjun
External links
- Nagarjun at Gadya Kosh (his prose work in Devanagari script )
- Nagarjun at Kavita Kosh Archived 4 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Hindi)
- Nagarjun at Anubhuti
- Work online