He was born on 15 October 1926. Orphaned or abandoned soon after birth, he grew up in the streets of Mumbai, sleeping on the pavement and earning a meager livelihood by doing odd jobs. He taught himself to read and write, and in 1962, published his first collection of poems Aisa Ga Mi Brahma (ऐसा गा मी ब्रह्म ; Aisa Ga Mi Brahma). Majhe Vidyapeeth (माझे विद्यापीठ ; My University), the book he would be most known for appeared in 1966 while he stayed in Chinchpokli, Mahahrashtra. He received 11 prizes for his book Majhe Vidyapeeth Though he studied only till second standard and never climbed the steps of a college, he is known as one of the best poets of Marathi language.
Surve actively worked in the workers' union movement in Mumbai and supported himself as a schoolteacher. Surve, who had much faith in Karl Marx, won the 'Soviet Land Nehru Award' (for his book Majhe Vidyapeeth) from the Soviet Union in the year 1973 as communist people of Russia were fascinated by his views and considered him similar to them. He became the editor of Lokvadmaygruha in the year 1972.
In the 1970s, he was often championed in India as well as in the Soviet Union and some Eastern bloc countries as a proletarian poet.
He died due to old age and after a brief illness on 16 August 2010.
Awards and recognitionedit
He received 'Soviet Land Nehru Award' from Soviet Russia in 1973[citation needed]
In 1998, he received a Padma Shri award from the Government of India for excellence in Literature & Education.[2]
In 2003, A Marathi Short Film named "Narayan Gangaram Surve" was awarded with 'Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal)', a certificate and cash prize during the 50th National Film Awards.[3]
In 1999, he was conferred Kabir Sammanin by the state government of Madhya Pradesh.[4]
Narayan Surve was a Convener of the Marathi Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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January 01, 1970
narayan, gangaram, surve, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Narayan Gangaram Surve news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Narayan Gangaram Surve 15 October 1926 16 August 2010 1 was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra India KavivaryaNarayan Surveन र यण स र व BornNarayan Gangaram Surve15 October 1926Mumbai Maharashtra IndiaDied16 August 2010 aged 84 Thane Maharashtra IndiaNationalityBritish Indian 1926 1947 Indian 1947 2010 Occupation s Poet teacher activistNotable work ऐस ग म ब रह म 1962 म झ व द य प ठ 1966 SpouseKrishnabai SurveAwards Soviet Land Nehru Award 1973 Padma Shri 1998 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Awards and recognition 3 Famous works 4 ReferencesLife and career editHe was born on 15 October 1926 Orphaned or abandoned soon after birth he grew up in the streets of Mumbai sleeping on the pavement and earning a meager livelihood by doing odd jobs He taught himself to read and write and in 1962 published his first collection of poems Aisa Ga Mi Brahma ऐस ग म ब रह म Aisa Ga Mi Brahma Majhe Vidyapeeth म झ व द य प ठ My University the book he would be most known for appeared in 1966 while he stayed in Chinchpokli Mahahrashtra He received 11 prizes for his book Majhe Vidyapeeth Though he studied only till second standard and never climbed the steps of a college he is known as one of the best poets of Marathi language Surve actively worked in the workers union movement in Mumbai and supported himself as a schoolteacher Surve who had much faith in Karl Marx won the Soviet Land Nehru Award for his book Majhe Vidyapeeth from the Soviet Union in the year 1973 as communist people of Russia were fascinated by his views and considered him similar to them He became the editor of Lokvadmaygruha in the year 1972 In the 1970s he was often championed in India as well as in the Soviet Union and some Eastern bloc countries as a proletarian poet He died due to old age and after a brief illness on 16 August 2010 Awards and recognition editHe received Soviet Land Nehru Award from Soviet Russia in 1973 citation needed In 1998 he received a Padma Shri award from the Government of India for excellence in Literature amp Education 2 In 2003 A Marathi Short Film named Narayan Gangaram Surve was awarded with Golden Lotus Award Swarna Kamal a certificate and cash prize during the 50th National Film Awards 3 In 1999 he was conferred Kabir Sammanin by the state government of Madhya Pradesh 4 Narayan Surve was a Convener of the Marathi Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi He presided over Marathi Sahitya Sammelan at Parbhani in 1995 Famous works editThe following is a partial list of compilations of Surve s poems and essays स र व न र यण स र व य च य समग र कव त Publisher Popular Prakashan म झ व द य प ठ Majhe Vidyapeeth 1966 ज ह रन म Jahirnama 1978 ऐस ग म ब रह म Aisa Ga Mi Brahma 1962 सनद Sanad म न ष कल व त Manush Kalawant आण सम ज Ani Samaj सर व स र व Sarva Surve स प दन वस त श रव डकर Editor Vasant Shirwadkar Mastaranchi Savli Book written by his wife Krishnabai Surve On the Pavement of Life 1973 is a compilation of English translations of Surve s early poems References edit ज य ष ठ कव न र यण स र व य च न धन Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 Narayan Gangaram Surve Persistence Resistance Archived from the original on 12 September 2011 Retrieved 14 March 2013 AWARDS OF MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT Archived from the original on 31 March 2013 Retrieved 14 March 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Narayan Gangaram Surve amp oldid 1218011287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
