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Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

Ramdhari Singh (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974), known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic.[1] He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded Veer Rasa (heroic sentiment), and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi ('national poet') and Yuga-Chāraṇa (Charan of the Era) on account of his inspiring patriotic compositions.[2][3] He was a regular poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan and is hailed to be as popular and connected to poetry lovers for Hindi speakers as Pushkin for Russians.[4]

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
BornRamdhari Singh
(1908-09-23)23 September 1908
Simaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
(now in Begusarai district, Bihar, India)
Died24 April 1974(1974-04-24) (aged 65)
Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting placeBihar
Pen nameDinkar
Occupation
LanguageHindi
Alma materPatna College, Patna University
Literary movementIndian Independence movement
Notable works
Notable awards
SpouseShyamavati Devi
Children4
Signature
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar
In office
3 April 1952 – 2 April 1964 (resigned)
PresidentRajendra Prasad (until 1962), Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Vice PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan (until 1962), Zakir Husain
Personal details
Political partyCongress (until 1964)

One of the notable modern Hindi poets, Dinkar was born in Simaria village of Bengal Presidency, British India, now part of Begusarai district in Bihar state. The government had honoured him with the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1959 and had also nominated him thrice to the Rajya Sabha . Similarly, his political thought was greatly shaped by both Mahatma Gandhi and Karl Marx. Dinkar gained popularity in the pre-independence period through his nationalist poetry.[5]

Dinkar initially supported the revolutionary movement during the Indian independence struggle, but later became a Gandhian. However, he used to call himself a "Bad Gandhian" because he supported the feelings of indignation and revenge among the youth.[6] In Kurukshetra, he accepted that war is destructive but argued that it is necessary for the protection of freedom. He was close to prominent nationalists of the time such as Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Sri Krishna Sinha, Rambriksh Benipuri and Braj Kishore Prasad.

Dinkar was elected three times to the Rajya Sabha, and he was the member of this house from 3 April 1952 to 26 January 1964,[6] and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1959.[6] He was also the Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University (Bhagalpur, Bihar) in the early 1960s.

During The Emergency, Jayaprakash Narayan had attracted a gathering of one lakh (100,000) people at the Ramlila grounds and recited Dinkar's famous poem: Singhasan Khaali Karo Ke Janata Aaati Hai ('Vacate the throne, for the people are coming').[7]

Biography edit

Dinkar was born on 23 September 1908, in Simaria village, Bengal Presidency, British India, (now in Begusarai district in Bihar)[8] in a Bhumihar family[9][10] to Babu Ravi Singh and Manroop Devi. He was married in Tabhka village of Samastipur district in Bihar. As a student, his favourite subjects were history, politics and philosophy. At school and later in college, he studied Hindi, Sanskrit, Maithili, Bengali, Urdu and English literature. Dinkar was greatly influenced by Rabindranath Tagore, Keats and Milton and translated works of Rabindranath Tagore from Bengali to Hindi.[11] The poetic persona of the poet Dinkar was shaped by the pressures and counter-pressures of life during the Indian freedom movement.[6][8] A tall man, 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) in height, with a shining white complexion, long high nose, large ears and broad forehead, he tended to have a noticeable appearance.[6][8] He worked as a Hindi teacher at Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur, Bihar from 1950-1952.[12]

As a student, Dinkar had to battle day to day issues, some related to their family's economic circumstances. When he was a student of Mokama High School, it was not possible for him to stay on until school closed at four p.m.[8] as he had to leave the class after the lunch break to catch the steamer back home.[8] He could not afford to be in the hostel which would have enabled him to attend all periods.[8] How could a student who had no shoes on his feet manage the hostel fees? His poetry later showed the impact of poverty.[8] This was the environment in which Dinkar grew up and became a nationalist poet of radical views.[8] In 1920, Dinkar saw Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.[8] About this time, he founded Manoranjan Library at Simariya.[8] He also edited a handwritten pamphlet.[8]

Creative struggle edit

When Dinkar stepped into his adolescence, the Indian freedom movement had already begun under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.[8] In 1929, when after matriculation, he entered Patna College to study intermediate; this movement started becoming aggressive.[8] In 1928, the Simon Commission, against which nationwide demonstrations were being held, arrived.[8] Demonstrations were held in Patna too led by Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi[13] and Dinkar too signed the oath-paper.[8] Thousands came to the rally at Gandhi Maidan in which Dinkar also participated.[8] During the protest against Simon Commission, the police of the British government mercilessly lathi charged the Lion of Punjab, Lala Lajpat Rai, who succumbed to the injuries.[8] The whole country was in turmoil.[8] The youthful mind of Dinkar became increasingly radical due to these agitations. His emotional nature was charged with poetic energy.[8]

Dinkar's first poem was published in 1924 in a paper called Chhatra Sahodar ('Brother of Students'). Chhatra Sahodar was a local newspaper established under the editorship of Narsingh Das.[8] In 1928, the peasant's satyagraha under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel proved successful in Bardoli of Gujarat.[8] He wrote ten poems based on this Satyagraha which was published in a book form under the title Vijay-Sandesh ('Message of Victory').[8] This composition is now available.[8] Right in front of Patna College, the office of Yuvak functioned.[8] To escape the wrath of the government, Dinkar's poems were published under the pseudonym "Amitabh".[8] On 14 September 1928, a poem of his, on the martyrdom of Jatin Das, was published.[8] Around this time he wrote two small works of poetry called Birbala and Meghnad-Vadh, but neither of them are traceable now.[8] In 1930, he composed a poem called Pran-Bhang ('The Breach of Vow'), which was mentioned by Ramchandra Shukla in his history.[8] So the journey of his poetic career should be deemed to have begun with Vijay-Sandesh.[8] Before this his poems had become a frequent feature of the magazine Desh, published from Patna and of Pratibha, which was published from Kannauj.[8]

Dinkar's first collection of poems, Renuka, was published in November 1935.[8] Banarsi Das Chaturvedi, the editor of Vishal Bharat, wrote that Hindi-speaking people should celebrate the publication of Renuka.[8] Around this time, Chaturvediji went to Sevagram.[8] He took with him a copy of Renuka.[8] The copy was given to Mahatma Gandhi.[8]

The famous historian Dr. Kashi Prasad Jaiswal is said to have loved him like a son. During the early days of Dinkar's poetic career, Jaiswal helped him in every way.[8] Jaiswal died on 4 August 1937, which was a great blow to the young poet.[8] Much later, he wrote in Kalpna, a magazine published from Hyderabad, "It was a good thing that Jaiswalji was my first admirer. Now when I have savoured the love and encouragement of the Sun, Moon, Varun, Kuber, Indra, Brihaspati, Shachi and Brahmani, it is clear that none of them was like Jaiswalji. As I heard the news of his death, the world became a dark place for me. I did not know what to do."[8] Jaiswalji was the first person to appreciate the historical sense in the poetry of Dinkar.[8]

Work edit

His works are mostly of Veer Rasa, or the 'brave mode', although Urvashi is an exception to this. Some of his greatest works are Rashmirathi and Parashuram ki Prateeksha. He is hailed as the greatest Hindi poet of 'Veer Rasa' since Bhushan.[6]

Acharya (teacher) Hazari Prasad Dwivedi wrote that Dinkar was very popular among people whose mother-tongue was not Hindi and he was a symbol of love for one's own mother-tongue.[14] Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote that for his proper respect, Dinkar should get four Bharatiya Jnanpith Awards – for poetry, prose, languages and for his service to Hindi.[14] Rambriksh Benipuri wrote that Dinkar is giving voice to the revolutionary movement in the country.[14] Namvar Singh wrote that he was really the sun of his age.[14]

Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav, whose novel Sara Akash also carried a few lines of Dinkar's poetry, has said of him, "He was always very inspiring to read. His poetry was about reawakening. He often delved into Hindu mythology and referred to heroes of epics such as Karna."[15] He was a poet of anti-imperialism and nationalism, says well-known Hindi writer Kashinath Singh.[15]

He also wrote social and political satires[16] aimed at socio-economic inequalities and exploitation of the underprivileged.[16]

A progressive and humanist poet, he chose to approach history and reality directly and his verse combined oratorical vigour with a declamatory diction. The theme of Urvashi revolves round love, passion, and the relationship of man and woman on a spiritual plane, distinct from their earthly relationship.[17]

His Kurukshetra is a narrative poem based on the Santi Parva of the Mahābhārata.[18] It was written at a time when the memories of the Second World War were fresh in the mind of the poet.[18]

Krishna Ki Chaetavani is another poem composed about events that led to the Kurukshetra War in the Mahābhārata. His Samdheni is a collection of poems reflecting the poet's social concern transcending the boundaries of the nation.[18]

His Rashmirathi is considered among the best retellings of the life of Karna of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata.[19]

Krishna Ki Chetavani edit

Krishna ki Chetavani is the most celebrated and cited poem from one of his famous books 'Rashmirathi'

following is the poem with English translation

Varsho tak van mein ghoom ghoom

Badha vighno ko chum chum

Sah dhoop, ghav, paani, patthar

Pandav aaye kuch aur nikhar

(After wandering in the forest for years

tolerating various hardships

the Pandavas have come back with a new vigour)

Saubhagya na sab din sota hai

Dekhe aage kya hota hai

(Good luck doesn't always last

Let us see what happens next)

Maitri ki rah dikhane ko

Sabko su-marg par laane ko

Duryodhan ko samjhane ko

Bhishan vidhwans bachane ko

Bhagwan Hastinapur aaye

Pandav ka sandesa laaye

(To show the path of friendship

to bring everyone on the path of righteousness

in order to convince Duryodhan

and to prevent massive destruction

The Lord came to Hastinapur

with a message from the Pandavas)

Ho nyay agar toh aadha do

Par ismein bhi yedhi badha ho

Toh de do kewal paanch graam

Rakho apni dharti tamaam

(If you are just, then give them half of the Kingdom

but if you have a problem with even that

then give them five villages at least

and keep the rest to yourselves)

Hum wahi khushi se khayenge

Parijan par asi na uthayenge

(We will be happy even with that much

and we will never take up arms against our relatives)

Duryodhan Waha bhi de na saka

Aashish samaj ki na le saka

Ulte Hari ko bandhne chala

Jo tha asadhya saadhne chala

(Duryodhan couldn't even give them that

and hence he couldn't even receive the blessings of society

Instead, he tried to chain Krishna

and in doing so tried to attempt the impossible)

Jab naash manuj par Chaata hai

Pehle vivek marr jata hai

(When the end draws near

the first thing a man loses is his wisdom)

Hari ne bhishan hunkar kiya

Apna swaroop vistaar kiya

Dag-mag dag-mag diggaj dole

Bhagwan kupit hokar bole

(Hari roared

and expanded his form

the mighty trembled

as the Lord, angered, spoke)

Zanjeer badha ab saadh muze

Ha ha Duryodhan bandh muze

(Bring out your chains

and yes Duryodhan, try to imprison me)

Ye dekh gagan mujhmein lay hai

Ye dekha pawan mujhmein lay hai

Mujhmein vileen jhankar sakal

Mujhmein lay hai sansaar sakal

(Look, the skies are within me

look, the wind is within me

Look closely, the entire universe is within me)

Amaratwa phoolta hai mujhmein

Sanhaar jhoolta hai mujhmein

(Immortality & destruction both are within me)

Udayachal mere dipt bhaal

Bhumandal vaksha sthal vishaal

Bhuj paridhi bandh ko ghere hai

Mainak meru pag mere hai

(The dawn is my forehead

the solar system my chest

my arms have surrounded the Earth

the Mainak & Meru are at my feet)

Deepte jo grah nakshatra nikhar

Sab hai mere mukh ke andar

(And my mouth holds all the luminous planets & constellations)

Drugg ho toh drushya akhand dekh

Mujhmein saara brahmand dekh

Charachar jeev jag kshar - akshar

Nashwar manshya srujaati amar

(If you are capable then see the whole universe in me

the living, the non living, the eternal)

Shat-koti surya, shat-koti chandra

Shat-koti saritsar, shati-koti sindhu mandra

(Millions of suns, millions of moons

millions of rivers & oceans)

Shat-koti Bramha, Vishnu, Mahesh

Shat-koti Jalpati, Jishnu, Dhanesh

Shant-koti Rudra, Shat-koti Kaal

Shat-koti danddhar lokpal

(Millions of Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh

millions of seas & Jishnu & Dhanesh

Millions of Rudra & millions of Kaal

Millions of Kings)

Bhutal atal paatal dekh

Gat aur anagat kaal dekh

Ye dekh jagat ka aadi srujan

Ye dekh Mahabharata ka rann

(See the Earth & see the hell

see the times past & future

see the beginning of creation

see the war of Mahabharata)

Mrutako se pati huyi bhu hai

Pehchaan kaha ismein tu hai

(The land is covered with the dead,

now find where are you among them)

Ambar ka kuntal jaal dekh

Pad ke neeche paatal dekh

Mutthi mein teeno kaal dekh

Mera swaroop vikraal dekh

(See the heavens

and see the Paatal beneath my feet,

see in my fists the past, present & future

see my terrifying appearance)

Sab janma mujhise paate hai

Fir laut mujhimein aate hai

(Everyone is born of me

And everyone eventually returns to me)

Jivha se kaadhti jwala saghan

Saaso se pata janma pawan

Par jaati meri drishti jidhar

Hasne lagti hai srishti udhar

(Look at my tongue emitting fire

my breath gives birth to the winds

where my eyes see

nature blooms there)

Main jab bhi mundta hoon lochan

Cha jaata charo or maran

(but when I close my eyes

death reigns)

Bandhne mujhe tu aaya hai

Zanjeer badi kya laya hai?

Yadi mujhe bandhna chahe mann

Pehle tu bandh anant gagan

(You have come to arrest me

Have you got a chain big enough?

because imprisoning me

is like trying to chain that limitless sky)

Shunya ko saadh na sakta hai

Wo muze bandh kab sakta hai

(When you cannot measure infinity

how can you imprison me?)

Hit vachan nahi tune maana

Maitri ka mulya na pehchana

Toh le ab main  bhi jata hoon

Antim sankalp sunata hoon

(You did not heed good advice

and did not value our friendship

so I will leave now

making this vow)

Yachana nahi ab rann hoga

Jeevan jay ya ki maran hoga

(There will be no more requests, there will a be war now,

victory will be the fate of life or death)

Takrayenge nakshatra nikhar

Barsegi bhu par vanhi prakhar

Fan sheshnaag ka dolega

Vikraal kaal muh kholega

(Constellations will clash

Fire will rain down on the earth

the Sheshnaag will bare its hood

and death will open its jaws)

Duryodhan rann aisa hoga

Fir kabhi nahi jaisa hoga

(Duryodhan a war like never before will take place)

Bhai par bhai tootenge

Vish-ban boond se chutenge

Saubhagya manuj ke phutenge

Vaayas shrugaal sukh lutenge

(Brothers will fight brothers

as arrows rain down

the good men will suffer

while the jackals & hyenas will feast)

Aakhir tu bhushaayi hoga

Hinsa ka pardaayi hoga

(In the end you will be destroyed

and will be the cause of all violence)

Thi sabha sunn, sab log dare

Chup the ya the behosh pade

Keval do nar na aghate the

Dhritarashtra Vidur sukh paate the

(A deadly silence had descended on the court, everyone there was scared

some had fallen silent while some had fainted

Except for two who remained unaffected

Dhritarashtra & Vidur were the fortunate ones)

Kar jod khade pramudit nirbhay

Dono pukarte the jay, jay

(With hands joined, fearless & with love in their hearts

the kept chanting 'jai jai')

Sanskriti ke Char Adhyaya edit

In his Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaya, he said that despite various cultures, languages and topography, India stands united, because "however different we may be, our thoughts are one and the same".[20] Dinkar made the understanding of historical perspectives much more direct by looking at the history of India's culture in terms of four major encounters: the autochthons (indigenous people) ; between Vedic beliefs and the philosophy propounded by the Buddha, as well as by Mahavira; between Hinduism and Islam; and finally between European civilisation and the Indian way of life and learning.[21] These encounters at different periods of history have imparted strength to India's culture.[21] The most striking feature of India's civilizational history has been its marked tolerance and human approach with its potential to impart a message to the world.[21]

History is not merely a compilation of facts.[8] History is written from an ideological perspective.[8] The poet Dinkar wrote Sanskriti ke char adhyaya in the context of values emerging from the freedom movement.[8] The nationalist view of history, which was propounded in the field of history, is propounded by Dinkar in the field of culture.[8] The values which developed in the context of the freedom movement determine the perspective of this book.[8] Those values are anti-colonialism, secularism and the idea of integrated culture.[8] This book has been written around these very values. Dinkar is the nationalist historian of Indian culture.[8]

Divided into four vast chapters, in the first chapter, the form and development of the culture of India from pre-Vedic times to around the middle of the 20th century has been discussed.[8] In the second chapter the Buddhist and Jain religions which grew as a revolt against ancient Hinduism have been analysed.[8] In the third chapter, the influence of Islam on Hindu culture after its advent along with the influence of Islam on Hindu-Muslim relations, like – nature, language, art and culture has been studied.[8] In this chapter a very authentic investigation into the mutual relation between the Bhakti movement and Islam has been presented.[8] In this context, it has also been considered how the culture of India acquires an integrated form.[8] In the fourth chapter, a comprehensive account of the colonialisation of education and the clash of Christianity with Hinduism, etc., since the arrival of Europeans in India has also been given.[8] In this chapter, along with an inquiry into the Renaissance of the 19th century, the contributions of the leading leaders of the Renaissance have been comprehensively discussed.[8] A leading characteristic of this chapter is also that a copious account of the Hindu Renaissance and with it of the Muslim Renaissance and its limitations have been presented.[8][21]

Dinkar :

Examples of inter-mixture and cultural harmony among peoples belonging to different races, languages and faiths are available in some other countries too (such as Mexico and Ancient Greece), but not to the same extent as in India. In the world there are but four colours of people – white, wheatish, black and yellow – and all four are profusely inter-mixed in the Indian populace. Even linguistically, the offspring of all the major language families live together in this country. And as for religion, India as a whole has always been, from the beginning, a land common to all the major religions of the world. The Indians of Tiruvankur had become Christian long before the people of England, and Islam had perhaps already arrived among the Moplas while Prophet Mohammad was still alive. Similarly, the followers of Zoroaster have been inhabiting India since the tenth century. When the Arab Muslims occupied Iran and began to propagate their own religion there, the Parsis fled Iran and came to settle in India. When the Jewish temples began to crumble under the Roman tyranny, a number of Jews fled to India in order to save their faith, and ever since they have been living happily in South India. Therefore, Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Parsi religions have as much a claim over India as Hinduism or Buddhism has.

[22] The vast panoramic overview of Dinkar's historiography of India's composite culture verges on a kind of Darwinist evolutionism.[22] The idea of India of Dinkar's imagination is reminiscent of the American 'melting pot' model of assimilative nationalism.[22]

Awards and honours edit

He received awards from Kashi Nagri Pracharini Sabha, Uttar Pradesh Government and also an award by the Government of India for his epic poem Kurukshetra.[6] He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 for his work Sanskriti ke char adhyay.[23] He was also a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1959 by the Government of India. He was awarded the LLD degree by Bhagalpur University. He was felicitated as Vidyavachaspati by Gurukul Mahavidyalaya.[6] He was felicitated as Sahitya-Chudaman by Rajasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur on 8 November 1968.[6] Dinkar was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for Urvashi.[24] He also became a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha, in 1952. Dinkar's fans widely believe that he truly deserved the honour of RashtraKavi (poet of India).[citation needed]

Death edit

Dinkar died on 24 April 1974 in Madras (now Chennai) after suffering a heart attack. His body was flown to Patna on 25 April and cremated on the bank of river Ganges.[25]

Posthumous recognitions edit

On 30 September 1987, to mark his 79th birth anniversary, tributes were paid to him by the then President of India, Shankar Dayal Sharma.[26]

In 1999, Dinkar was one of the Hindi writers featured on a set of commemorative postal stamps released by Government of India to celebrate the linguistic harmony of India, marking the 50th anniversary since India adopted Hindi as its official language.[27]

The government released a book on Dinkar's birth centenary authored by Khagendra Thakur.[28]

At the same time a statue of him was unveiled in Patna at the Dinkar Chowk,[29] and a two-day national seminar was organised in Calicut University.[30]

The Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, inaugurated an engineering college Rastrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering in the district of Begusarai named after the legendary Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar.[31]

 
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi lighting the lamp at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the works of Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, in New Delhi on 22 May 2015

On 22 May 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated golden jubilee celebrations of Dinkar's notable works Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaye and Parshuram ki Pratiksha at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.[32]

Major poetic works edit

Dinkar's first published work of poetry was Vijay Sandesh (1928). His other works are:

  • Pranbhang (1929)
  • Renuka (1935)
  • Hunkar (epic poem) (1938)
  • Rasavanti (1939)
  • Dvandvageet (1940)
  • Kurukshetra (1946)
  • Dhoop Chhah (1946)
  • Saamdheni (1947)
  • Baapu (1947)
  • Itihas ke Aansoo (1951)
  • Dhup aur Dhuan (1951)
  • Mirch ka Mazaa (1951)
  • Rashmirathi (1952)
  • Dilli (1954)
  • Neem ke Patte (1954)
  • Suraj ka Byaah (1955)
  • Neel Kusum (1954)
  • Samar Shesh Hai (1954)
  • Chakravaal (1956)
  • Kavishri (1957)
  • Seepee aur Shankh (1957)
  • Naye Subhaashit (1957)
  • Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
  • Urvashi (1961)
  • Parashuram ki Pratiksha (1963)
  • Koylaa aur Kavitva (1964)
  • Mritti Tilak (1964)
  • Atmaa ki Ankhe (1964)
  • Haare ko Harinaam (1970)
  • Bhagvaan Ke Daakiye (1970)

Anthologies edit

  • Lokpriya Kavi Dinkar (1960)
  • Dinkar ki Suktiyan (1964)
  • Dinkar ke Geet (1973)
  • Sanchayita (1973)
  • Rashmilok (1974)
  • Urvashi tatha anya shringarik kavitayen (1974)
  • Amrit Manthan, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Bhagn Vina, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Sapnon ka Dhuan, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Samanantar, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Rashmimala, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.

Major prose works edit

Dinkar's major analytical and other prose works are:

  • Mitti ki Or (1946)
  • Chittaur ka Saakaa (1948)
  • Ardhanaarishwar (1952)
  • Reti ki Phool (1954)
  • Hamaari Saanskritik Ekta (1954)
  • Bhaarat ki Saanskritik Kahaani (1955)
  • Raashtrabhaasha aur Raashtriya Ekta (1955)
  • Ujli Aag (1956)
  • Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaay (1956)
  • Kaavya ki Bhumikaa (1958)
  • Pant, Prasad aur Maithilisharan (1958)
  • Venu Van (1958)
  • Dharma, Naitikataa aur Vigyan (1959)
  • Vat-Peepal (1961)
  • Lokdev Nehru (1965)
  • Shuddh Kavitaa ki Khoj (1966)
  • Saahityamukhi (1968)
  • He Ram! (1968)
  • Samsmaran aur Shraddhaanjaliyan (1970)
  • Meri Yatrayen (1971)
  • Bhaaratiya Ekta (1971)
  • Dinkar ki Daayri (1973)
  • Chetana ki Shilaa (1973)
  • Vivah ki Musibaten (1973)
  • Aadhunik Bodh (1973)

Literary criticism edit

  • Sahitya aur Samaj, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Chintan ke Aayam, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Kavi aur Kavita, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Sanskriti Bhasha aur Rashtra, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Kavita aur Shuddh Kavita, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.

Biographies edit

  • Sri Aurobindo: Meri Drishti Mein, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Pandit Nehru aur anya mahapurush, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Smarnanjali, Lokbharti Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
  • Dinkarnama, Dr Diwakar, 2008.

Translations edit

  • Meghduta translated by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. In Rabindra Rachna Sanchayan, edited by Asit Kumar Bandopadhyaya, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi.
  • Rabindranath ki kavitayen (101 selected poems of Tagore) translated by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Hans Kumar Tiwari, and Bhawani Prasad Mishra, Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 81-260-1216-1, 2001 (reprint).

Translations into Hindi and other languages edit

  • Dinkar's Urvashi: a saga of human love and Vedanta. Trans. by Krishna Kumar Vidyarthi. (New Delhi: Siddharth Publications, 1994. 165 p.)
  • Reflections on men and things (essays). (Ajmer: Krishna Brothers, 1968. 80 p.)
  • Kurukshetra. Trans. by R.K. Kapur. London: n.p., 1967.
  • [Rasmirathi] Sun charioteer. Trans. by R.D. Dunda, D. Nelson and P. Staneslow. (Minnesota: Nagari Press, 1981.)
  • Voices of the Himalaya: poems. Trans. by the author, Kamala Ratnam, V.K. Gokak and others. (Bombay: Asia Publishing House, 1966. vi, 70 p.)
  • Himalayas Xotros Poems (Spanish), Collection of thirty poems, Publisher – University of Conceyeion, Chile.
  • Sining Potos [Blue Lotus] (Russian), Collection of sixty poems, Progress Publishers, Moscow, Russia.
  • Kurukshetra: an aftermath of war, a new search for peace from the classical thought : light radiates through dialogue; translated by Winand M. Callewaert, P. Adeswara Rao; Heritage Publication Division, 1995.
  • Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Reflections on men and things, Krishna Bros., 1968.

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ramdhari, singh, dinkar, ramdhari, singh, september, 1908, april, 1974, known, name, dinkar, indian, hindi, language, poet, essayist, freedom, fighter, patriot, academic, emerged, poet, rebellion, consequence, nationalist, poetry, written, days, before, indian. Ramdhari Singh 23 September 1908 24 April 1974 known by his pen name Dinkar was an Indian Hindi language poet essayist freedom fighter patriot and academic 1 He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence His poetry exuded Veer Rasa heroic sentiment and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi national poet and Yuga Charaṇa Charan of the Era on account of his inspiring patriotic compositions 2 3 He was a regular poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan and is hailed to be as popular and connected to poetry lovers for Hindi speakers as Pushkin for Russians 4 Ramdhari Singh DinkarBornRamdhari Singh 1908 09 23 23 September 1908Simaria Bengal Presidency British India now in Begusarai district Bihar India Died24 April 1974 1974 04 24 aged 65 Madras Tamil Nadu IndiaResting placeBiharPen nameDinkarOccupationPoet freedom fighter Member of Parliament essayist literary critic journalist satiristLanguageHindiAlma materPatna College Patna UniversityLiterary movementIndian Independence movementNotable worksParshuram Ki Pratiksha Rashmirathi HunkarNotable awards1959 Sahitya Akademi Award1959 Padma Bhushan1972 Bharatiya JnanpithSpouseShyamavati DeviChildren4SignatureMember of Parliament Rajya Sabha from BiharIn office 3 April 1952 2 April 1964 resigned PresidentRajendra Prasad until 1962 Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruVice PresidentSarvepalli Radhakrishnan until 1962 Zakir HusainPersonal detailsPolitical partyCongress until 1964 One of the notable modern Hindi poets Dinkar was born in Simaria village of Bengal Presidency British India now part of Begusarai district in Bihar state The government had honoured him with the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1959 and had also nominated him thrice to the Rajya Sabha Similarly his political thought was greatly shaped by both Mahatma Gandhi and Karl Marx Dinkar gained popularity in the pre independence period through his nationalist poetry 5 Dinkar initially supported the revolutionary movement during the Indian independence struggle but later became a Gandhian However he used to call himself a Bad Gandhian because he supported the feelings of indignation and revenge among the youth 6 In Kurukshetra he accepted that war is destructive but argued that it is necessary for the protection of freedom He was close to prominent nationalists of the time such as Rajendra Prasad Anugrah Narayan Sinha Sri Krishna Sinha Rambriksh Benipuri and Braj Kishore Prasad Dinkar was elected three times to the Rajya Sabha and he was the member of this house from 3 April 1952 to 26 January 1964 6 and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1959 6 He was also the Vice Chancellor of Bhagalpur University Bhagalpur Bihar in the early 1960s During The Emergency Jayaprakash Narayan had attracted a gathering of one lakh 100 000 people at the Ramlila grounds and recited Dinkar s famous poem Singhasan Khaali Karo Ke Janata Aaati Hai Vacate the throne for the people are coming 7 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Creative struggle 2 Work 3 Krishna Ki Chetavani 3 1 Sanskriti ke Char Adhyaya 4 Awards and honours 5 Death 6 Posthumous recognitions 7 Major poetic works 8 Anthologies 9 Major prose works 10 Literary criticism 11 Biographies 12 Translations 13 Translations into Hindi and other languages 14 See also 15 References 16 External linksBiography editDinkar was born on 23 September 1908 in Simaria village Bengal Presidency British India now in Begusarai district in Bihar 8 in a Bhumihar family 9 10 to Babu Ravi Singh and Manroop Devi He was married in Tabhka village of Samastipur district in Bihar As a student his favourite subjects were history politics and philosophy At school and later in college he studied Hindi Sanskrit Maithili Bengali Urdu and English literature Dinkar was greatly influenced by Rabindranath Tagore Keats and Milton and translated works of Rabindranath Tagore from Bengali to Hindi 11 The poetic persona of the poet Dinkar was shaped by the pressures and counter pressures of life during the Indian freedom movement 6 8 A tall man 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m in height with a shining white complexion long high nose large ears and broad forehead he tended to have a noticeable appearance 6 8 He worked as a Hindi teacher at Langat Singh College Muzaffarpur Bihar from 1950 1952 12 As a student Dinkar had to battle day to day issues some related to their family s economic circumstances When he was a student of Mokama High School it was not possible for him to stay on until school closed at four p m 8 as he had to leave the class after the lunch break to catch the steamer back home 8 He could not afford to be in the hostel which would have enabled him to attend all periods 8 How could a student who had no shoes on his feet manage the hostel fees His poetry later showed the impact of poverty 8 This was the environment in which Dinkar grew up and became a nationalist poet of radical views 8 In 1920 Dinkar saw Mahatma Gandhi for the first time 8 About this time he founded Manoranjan Library at Simariya 8 He also edited a handwritten pamphlet 8 Creative struggle edit When Dinkar stepped into his adolescence the Indian freedom movement had already begun under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi 8 In 1929 when after matriculation he entered Patna College to study intermediate this movement started becoming aggressive 8 In 1928 the Simon Commission against which nationwide demonstrations were being held arrived 8 Demonstrations were held in Patna too led by Maghfoor Ahmad Ajazi 13 and Dinkar too signed the oath paper 8 Thousands came to the rally at Gandhi Maidan in which Dinkar also participated 8 During the protest against Simon Commission the police of the British government mercilessly lathi charged the Lion of Punjab Lala Lajpat Rai who succumbed to the injuries 8 The whole country was in turmoil 8 The youthful mind of Dinkar became increasingly radical due to these agitations His emotional nature was charged with poetic energy 8 Dinkar s first poem was published in 1924 in a paper called Chhatra Sahodar Brother of Students Chhatra Sahodar was a local newspaper established under the editorship of Narsingh Das 8 In 1928 the peasant s satyagraha under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel proved successful in Bardoli of Gujarat 8 He wrote ten poems based on this Satyagraha which was published in a book form under the title Vijay Sandesh Message of Victory 8 This composition is now available 8 Right in front of Patna College the office of Yuvak functioned 8 To escape the wrath of the government Dinkar s poems were published under the pseudonym Amitabh 8 On 14 September 1928 a poem of his on the martyrdom of Jatin Das was published 8 Around this time he wrote two small works of poetry called Birbala and Meghnad Vadh but neither of them are traceable now 8 In 1930 he composed a poem called Pran Bhang The Breach of Vow which was mentioned by Ramchandra Shukla in his history 8 So the journey of his poetic career should be deemed to have begun with Vijay Sandesh 8 Before this his poems had become a frequent feature of the magazine Desh published from Patna and of Pratibha which was published from Kannauj 8 Dinkar s first collection of poems Renuka was published in November 1935 8 Banarsi Das Chaturvedi the editor of Vishal Bharat wrote that Hindi speaking people should celebrate the publication of Renuka 8 Around this time Chaturvediji went to Sevagram 8 He took with him a copy of Renuka 8 The copy was given to Mahatma Gandhi 8 The famous historian Dr Kashi Prasad Jaiswal is said to have loved him like a son During the early days of Dinkar s poetic career Jaiswal helped him in every way 8 Jaiswal died on 4 August 1937 which was a great blow to the young poet 8 Much later he wrote in Kalpna a magazine published from Hyderabad It was a good thing that Jaiswalji was my first admirer Now when I have savoured the love and encouragement of the Sun Moon Varun Kuber Indra Brihaspati Shachi and Brahmani it is clear that none of them was like Jaiswalji As I heard the news of his death the world became a dark place for me I did not know what to do 8 Jaiswalji was the first person to appreciate the historical sense in the poetry of Dinkar 8 Work editHis works are mostly of Veer Rasa or the brave mode although Urvashi is an exception to this Some of his greatest works are Rashmirathi and Parashuram ki Prateeksha He is hailed as the greatest Hindi poet of Veer Rasa since Bhushan 6 Acharya teacher Hazari Prasad Dwivedi wrote that Dinkar was very popular among people whose mother tongue was not Hindi and he was a symbol of love for one s own mother tongue 14 Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote that for his proper respect Dinkar should get four Bharatiya Jnanpith Awards for poetry prose languages and for his service to Hindi 14 Rambriksh Benipuri wrote that Dinkar is giving voice to the revolutionary movement in the country 14 Namvar Singh wrote that he was really the sun of his age 14 Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav whose novel Sara Akash also carried a few lines of Dinkar s poetry has said of him He was always very inspiring to read His poetry was about reawakening He often delved into Hindu mythology and referred to heroes of epics such as Karna 15 He was a poet of anti imperialism and nationalism says well known Hindi writer Kashinath Singh 15 He also wrote social and political satires 16 aimed at socio economic inequalities and exploitation of the underprivileged 16 A progressive and humanist poet he chose to approach history and reality directly and his verse combined oratorical vigour with a declamatory diction The theme of Urvashi revolves round love passion and the relationship of man and woman on a spiritual plane distinct from their earthly relationship 17 His Kurukshetra is a narrative poem based on the Santi Parva of the Mahabharata 18 It was written at a time when the memories of the Second World War were fresh in the mind of the poet 18 Krishna Ki Chaetavani is another poem composed about events that led to the Kurukshetra War in the Mahabharata His Samdheni is a collection of poems reflecting the poet s social concern transcending the boundaries of the nation 18 His Rashmirathi is considered among the best retellings of the life of Karna of the Hindu epic Mahabharata 19 Krishna Ki Chetavani editKrishna ki Chetavani is the most celebrated and cited poem from one of his famous books Rashmirathi following is the poem with English translationVarsho tak van mein ghoom ghoomBadha vighno ko chum chumSah dhoop ghav paani pattharPandav aaye kuch aur nikhar After wandering in the forest for yearstolerating various hardshipsthe Pandavas have come back with a new vigour Saubhagya na sab din sota haiDekhe aage kya hota hai Good luck doesn t always lastLet us see what happens next Maitri ki rah dikhane koSabko su marg par laane koDuryodhan ko samjhane koBhishan vidhwans bachane koBhagwan Hastinapur aayePandav ka sandesa laaye To show the path of friendshipto bring everyone on the path of righteousnessin order to convince Duryodhanand to prevent massive destructionThe Lord came to Hastinapurwith a message from the Pandavas Ho nyay agar toh aadha doPar ismein bhi yedhi badha hoToh de do kewal paanch graamRakho apni dharti tamaam If you are just then give them half of the Kingdombut if you have a problem with even thatthen give them five villages at leastand keep the rest to yourselves Hum wahi khushi se khayengeParijan par asi na uthayenge We will be happy even with that muchand we will never take up arms against our relatives Duryodhan Waha bhi de na sakaAashish samaj ki na le sakaUlte Hari ko bandhne chalaJo tha asadhya saadhne chala Duryodhan couldn t even give them thatand hence he couldn t even receive the blessings of societyInstead he tried to chain Krishnaand in doing so tried to attempt the impossible Jab naash manuj par Chaata haiPehle vivek marr jata hai When the end draws nearthe first thing a man loses is his wisdom Hari ne bhishan hunkar kiyaApna swaroop vistaar kiyaDag mag dag mag diggaj doleBhagwan kupit hokar bole Hari roaredand expanded his formthe mighty trembledas the Lord angered spoke Zanjeer badha ab saadh muzeHa ha Duryodhan bandh muze Bring out your chainsand yes Duryodhan try to imprison me Ye dekh gagan mujhmein lay haiYe dekha pawan mujhmein lay haiMujhmein vileen jhankar sakalMujhmein lay hai sansaar sakal Look the skies are within melook the wind is within meLook closely the entire universe is within me Amaratwa phoolta hai mujhmeinSanhaar jhoolta hai mujhmein Immortality amp destruction both are within me Udayachal mere dipt bhaalBhumandal vaksha sthal vishaalBhuj paridhi bandh ko ghere haiMainak meru pag mere hai The dawn is my foreheadthe solar system my chestmy arms have surrounded the Earththe Mainak amp Meru are at my feet Deepte jo grah nakshatra nikharSab hai mere mukh ke andar And my mouth holds all the luminous planets amp constellations Drugg ho toh drushya akhand dekhMujhmein saara brahmand dekhCharachar jeev jag kshar aksharNashwar manshya srujaati amar If you are capable then see the whole universe in methe living the non living the eternal Shat koti surya shat koti chandraShat koti saritsar shati koti sindhu mandra Millions of suns millions of moonsmillions of rivers amp oceans Shat koti Bramha Vishnu MaheshShat koti Jalpati Jishnu DhaneshShant koti Rudra Shat koti KaalShat koti danddhar lokpal Millions of Brahma Vishnu Maheshmillions of seas amp Jishnu amp DhaneshMillions of Rudra amp millions of KaalMillions of Kings Bhutal atal paatal dekhGat aur anagat kaal dekhYe dekh jagat ka aadi srujanYe dekh Mahabharata ka rann See the Earth amp see the hellsee the times past amp futuresee the beginning of creationsee the war of Mahabharata Mrutako se pati huyi bhu haiPehchaan kaha ismein tu hai The land is covered with the dead now find where are you among them Ambar ka kuntal jaal dekhPad ke neeche paatal dekhMutthi mein teeno kaal dekhMera swaroop vikraal dekh See the heavensand see the Paatal beneath my feet see in my fists the past present amp futuresee my terrifying appearance Sab janma mujhise paate haiFir laut mujhimein aate hai Everyone is born of meAnd everyone eventually returns to me Jivha se kaadhti jwala saghanSaaso se pata janma pawanPar jaati meri drishti jidharHasne lagti hai srishti udhar Look at my tongue emitting firemy breath gives birth to the windswhere my eyes seenature blooms there Main jab bhi mundta hoon lochanCha jaata charo or maran but when I close my eyesdeath reigns Bandhne mujhe tu aaya haiZanjeer badi kya laya hai Yadi mujhe bandhna chahe mannPehle tu bandh anant gagan You have come to arrest meHave you got a chain big enough because imprisoning meis like trying to chain that limitless sky Shunya ko saadh na sakta haiWo muze bandh kab sakta hai When you cannot measure infinityhow can you imprison me Hit vachan nahi tune maanaMaitri ka mulya na pehchanaToh le ab main bhi jata hoonAntim sankalp sunata hoon You did not heed good adviceand did not value our friendshipso I will leave nowmaking this vow Yachana nahi ab rann hogaJeevan jay ya ki maran hoga There will be no more requests there will a be war now victory will be the fate of life or death Takrayenge nakshatra nikharBarsegi bhu par vanhi prakharFan sheshnaag ka dolegaVikraal kaal muh kholega Constellations will clashFire will rain down on the earththe Sheshnaag will bare its hoodand death will open its jaws Duryodhan rann aisa hogaFir kabhi nahi jaisa hoga Duryodhan a war like never before will take place Bhai par bhai tootengeVish ban boond se chutengeSaubhagya manuj ke phutengeVaayas shrugaal sukh lutenge Brothers will fight brothersas arrows rain downthe good men will sufferwhile the jackals amp hyenas will feast Aakhir tu bhushaayi hogaHinsa ka pardaayi hoga In the end you will be destroyedand will be the cause of all violence Thi sabha sunn sab log dareChup the ya the behosh padeKeval do nar na aghate theDhritarashtra Vidur sukh paate the A deadly silence had descended on the court everyone there was scaredsome had fallen silent while some had faintedExcept for two who remained unaffectedDhritarashtra amp Vidur were the fortunate ones Kar jod khade pramudit nirbhayDono pukarte the jay jay With hands joined fearless amp with love in their heartsthe kept chanting jai jai Sanskriti ke Char Adhyaya edit In his Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaya he said that despite various cultures languages and topography India stands united because however different we may be our thoughts are one and the same 20 Dinkar made the understanding of historical perspectives much more direct by looking at the history of India s culture in terms of four major encounters the autochthons indigenous people between Vedic beliefs and the philosophy propounded by the Buddha as well as by Mahavira between Hinduism and Islam and finally between European civilisation and the Indian way of life and learning 21 These encounters at different periods of history have imparted strength to India s culture 21 The most striking feature of India s civilizational history has been its marked tolerance and human approach with its potential to impart a message to the world 21 History is not merely a compilation of facts 8 History is written from an ideological perspective 8 The poet Dinkar wrote Sanskriti ke char adhyaya in the context of values emerging from the freedom movement 8 The nationalist view of history which was propounded in the field of history is propounded by Dinkar in the field of culture 8 The values which developed in the context of the freedom movement determine the perspective of this book 8 Those values are anti colonialism secularism and the idea of integrated culture 8 This book has been written around these very values Dinkar is the nationalist historian of Indian culture 8 Divided into four vast chapters in the first chapter the form and development of the culture of India from pre Vedic times to around the middle of the 20th century has been discussed 8 In the second chapter the Buddhist and Jain religions which grew as a revolt against ancient Hinduism have been analysed 8 In the third chapter the influence of Islam on Hindu culture after its advent along with the influence of Islam on Hindu Muslim relations like nature language art and culture has been studied 8 In this chapter a very authentic investigation into the mutual relation between the Bhakti movement and Islam has been presented 8 In this context it has also been considered how the culture of India acquires an integrated form 8 In the fourth chapter a comprehensive account of the colonialisation of education and the clash of Christianity with Hinduism etc since the arrival of Europeans in India has also been given 8 In this chapter along with an inquiry into the Renaissance of the 19th century the contributions of the leading leaders of the Renaissance have been comprehensively discussed 8 A leading characteristic of this chapter is also that a copious account of the Hindu Renaissance and with it of the Muslim Renaissance and its limitations have been presented 8 21 Dinkar Examples of inter mixture and cultural harmony among peoples belonging to different races languages and faiths are available in some other countries too such as Mexico and Ancient Greece but not to the same extent as in India In the world there are but four colours of people white wheatish black and yellow and all four are profusely inter mixed in the Indian populace Even linguistically the offspring of all the major language families live together in this country And as for religion India as a whole has always been from the beginning a land common to all the major religions of the world The Indians of Tiruvankur had become Christian long before the people of England and Islam had perhaps already arrived among the Moplas while Prophet Mohammad was still alive Similarly the followers of Zoroaster have been inhabiting India since the tenth century When the Arab Muslims occupied Iran and began to propagate their own religion there the Parsis fled Iran and came to settle in India When the Jewish temples began to crumble under the Roman tyranny a number of Jews fled to India in order to save their faith and ever since they have been living happily in South India Therefore Christianity Islam Judaism and Parsi religions have as much a claim over India as Hinduism or Buddhism has 22 The vast panoramic overview of Dinkar s historiography of India s composite culture verges on a kind of Darwinist evolutionism 22 The idea of India of Dinkar s imagination is reminiscent of the American melting pot model of assimilative nationalism 22 Awards and honours editHe received awards from Kashi Nagri Pracharini Sabha Uttar Pradesh Government and also an award by the Government of India for his epic poem Kurukshetra 6 He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959 for his work Sanskriti ke char adhyay 23 He was also a recipient of Padma Bhushan in 1959 by the Government of India He was awarded the LLD degree by Bhagalpur University He was felicitated as Vidyavachaspati by Gurukul Mahavidyalaya 6 He was felicitated as Sahitya Chudaman by Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Udaipur on 8 November 1968 6 Dinkar was awarded the Jnanpith Award in 1972 for Urvashi 24 He also became a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha in 1952 Dinkar s fans widely believe that he truly deserved the honour of RashtraKavi poet of India citation needed Death editDinkar died on 24 April 1974 in Madras now Chennai after suffering a heart attack His body was flown to Patna on 25 April and cremated on the bank of river Ganges 25 Posthumous recognitions editOn 30 September 1987 to mark his 79th birth anniversary tributes were paid to him by the then President of India Shankar Dayal Sharma 26 In 1999 Dinkar was one of the Hindi writers featured on a set of commemorative postal stamps released by Government of India to celebrate the linguistic harmony of India marking the 50th anniversary since India adopted Hindi as its official language 27 The government released a book on Dinkar s birth centenary authored by Khagendra Thakur 28 At the same time a statue of him was unveiled in Patna at the Dinkar Chowk 29 and a two day national seminar was organised in Calicut University 30 The Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar inaugurated an engineering college Rastrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar College of Engineering in the district of Begusarai named after the legendary Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar 31 nbsp The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi lighting the lamp at the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the works of Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar in New Delhi on 22 May 2015 On 22 May 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated golden jubilee celebrations of Dinkar s notable works Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaye and Parshuram ki Pratiksha at Vigyan Bhavan New Delhi 32 Major poetic works editDinkar s first published work of poetry was Vijay Sandesh 1928 His other works are Pranbhang 1929 Renuka 1935 Hunkar epic poem 1938 Rasavanti 1939 Dvandvageet 1940 Kurukshetra 1946 Dhoop Chhah 1946 Saamdheni 1947 Baapu 1947 Itihas ke Aansoo 1951 Dhup aur Dhuan 1951 Mirch ka Mazaa 1951 Rashmirathi 1952 Dilli 1954 Neem ke Patte 1954 Suraj ka Byaah 1955 Neel Kusum 1954 Samar Shesh Hai 1954 Chakravaal 1956 Kavishri 1957 Seepee aur Shankh 1957 Naye Subhaashit 1957 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Urvashi 1961 Parashuram ki Pratiksha 1963 Koylaa aur Kavitva 1964 Mritti Tilak 1964 Atmaa ki Ankhe 1964 Haare ko Harinaam 1970 Bhagvaan Ke Daakiye 1970 Anthologies editLokpriya Kavi Dinkar 1960 Dinkar ki Suktiyan 1964 Dinkar ke Geet 1973 Sanchayita 1973 Rashmilok 1974 Urvashi tatha anya shringarik kavitayen 1974 Amrit Manthan Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Bhagn Vina Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Sapnon ka Dhuan Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Samanantar Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Rashmimala Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Major prose works editDinkar s major analytical and other prose works are Mitti ki Or 1946 Chittaur ka Saakaa 1948 Ardhanaarishwar 1952 Reti ki Phool 1954 Hamaari Saanskritik Ekta 1954 Bhaarat ki Saanskritik Kahaani 1955 Raashtrabhaasha aur Raashtriya Ekta 1955 Ujli Aag 1956 Sanskriti ke Chaar Adhyaay 1956 Kaavya ki Bhumikaa 1958 Pant Prasad aur Maithilisharan 1958 Venu Van 1958 Dharma Naitikataa aur Vigyan 1959 Vat Peepal 1961 Lokdev Nehru 1965 Shuddh Kavitaa ki Khoj 1966 Saahityamukhi 1968 He Ram 1968 Samsmaran aur Shraddhaanjaliyan 1970 Meri Yatrayen 1971 Bhaaratiya Ekta 1971 Dinkar ki Daayri 1973 Chetana ki Shilaa 1973 Vivah ki Musibaten 1973 Aadhunik Bodh 1973 Literary criticism editSahitya aur Samaj Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Chintan ke Aayam Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Kavi aur Kavita Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Sanskriti Bhasha aur Rashtra Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Kavita aur Shuddh Kavita Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Biographies editSri Aurobindo Meri Drishti Mein Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Pandit Nehru aur anya mahapurush Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Smarnanjali Lokbharti Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Dinkarnama Dr Diwakar 2008 Translations editMeghduta translated by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar In Rabindra Rachna Sanchayan edited by Asit Kumar Bandopadhyaya Sahitya Akademi Delhi Rabindranath ki kavitayen 101 selected poems of Tagore translated by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar along with Hazari Prasad Dwivedi Hans Kumar Tiwari and Bhawani Prasad Mishra Sahitya Akademi ISBN 81 260 1216 1 2001 reprint Translations into Hindi and other languages editDinkar s Urvashi a saga of human love and Vedanta Trans by Krishna Kumar Vidyarthi New Delhi Siddharth Publications 1994 165 p Reflections on men and things essays Ajmer Krishna Brothers 1968 80 p Kurukshetra Trans by R K Kapur London n p 1967 Rasmirathi Sun charioteer Trans by R D Dunda D Nelson and P Staneslow Minnesota Nagari Press 1981 Voices of the Himalaya poems Trans by the author Kamala Ratnam V K Gokak and others Bombay Asia Publishing House 1966 vi 70 p Himalayas Xotros Poems Spanish Collection of thirty poems Publisher University of Conceyeion Chile Sining Potos Blue Lotus Russian Collection of sixty poems Progress Publishers Moscow Russia Kurukshetra an aftermath of war a new search for peace from the classical thought light radiates through dialogue translated by Winand M Callewaert P Adeswara Rao Heritage Publication Division 1995 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Reflections on men and things Krishna Bros 1968 See also editList of Indian writers List of Indian poetsReferences edit Biography and Works anubhuti hindi org Damodara Srihari 1975 Adhunika Hindi kavita meṃ rashṭriya bhavana san 1857 1947 in Hindi Bharata Buka Ḍipo p 472 उन ह य ग च रण क स ज ञ द कर ह न द क आल चक न उनक क व य क म ल भ म क र ष ट र यत म न ह Special Postage Stamps on Linguistic Harmony of India Latest PIB Releases Press Information Bureau of the Government of India September 1999 Retrieved 26 September 2008 Gupta Trisha 9 May 2015 Interview Is fiction writer Siddharth Chowdhury creating a new literary form Scroll Retrieved 22 June 2015 Remembering poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Famous excerpts from the works of the nationalist India Today 23 September 2016 Retrieved 25 November 2021 a b c d e f g h i Vijendra Narayan Singh 2005 Bharatiya Sahitya ke Nirmata Ramdhari Singh Dinkar New Delhi Sahitya Akademi ISBN 81 260 2142 X Harish Khare 16 May 2001 Obligations of a lameduck The Hindu Archived from the original on 10 September 2009 Retrieved 2 January 2009 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb Kumar Vikram Arun Kumar Sinha 2010 Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Makers of Indian Literature Sahitya Akademi p 151 ISBN 978 81 260 2664 7 र ष ट रकव क कव त पढ प एम म द न बढ य ह सल ज न ए क य ख स ह द नकर Aaj Tak in Hindi 16 January 2021 Retrieved 24 January 2021 र मध र स ह द नकर क जर ए BJP क भ म ह र प र म Navbharat Times in Hindi 22 May 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2021 Bhattacharya Sabyasachi 2011 Rabindranath Tagore An Interpretation New Delhi Penguin Viking pp 320 at p 240 ISBN 978 0 670 08455 5 Ramdhari Singh Dinker Hindi ke Chhayavadi Kavi www anubhuti hindi org Retrieved 31 October 2023 Nehru Memorial Museum and Library 2003 NMML Manuscripts An Introduction Nehru Memorial Museum and Library p 120 ISBN 9788187614050 a b c d Dinkar Ramdhari Singh 2008 Chintan ke Aayam Lokbharti Prakashan a b Avijit Ghosh 24 September 2008 100 years on poet Dinkar remains popular as ever The Times of India Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 Retrieved 30 September 2008 a b Lal Mohan 1992 Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Sahitya Akademi p 820 ISBN 978 81 260 1221 3 clash royale gemmes Wednesday 11 January 2017 a b c Das Sisir Kumar 1995 A History of Indian literature Sahitya Akademi p 908 ISBN 978 81 7201 798 9 Dinkar Ramdhari Singh 1952 Rashmirathi 2nd ed India Lokbharti Paperbacks pp 2 168 ISBN 9788180313622 Misha Sharma 9 September 2007 A mine of resources waiting to be tapped The Hindu a b c d Singh Balmiki Prasad 2012 India s Culture The State the Arts and Beyond preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama Delhi Oxford University Press p 264 ISBN 978 0 19 807734 3 a b c Mahendra Prasad Singh Veena Kukreja 2008 Democracy Development and Discontent in South Asia New Delhi SAGE Publications p 340 ISBN 978 0 7619 3617 6 Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955 2007 Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi Award Official website Jnanpith Laureates Official listings Jnanpith Website Archived from the original on 13 October 2007 Socialist India Indian National Congress All India Congress Committee 1973 p 28 Chand Attar 1992 President Shankar Dayal Sharma the scholar and the statesman Anmol Publications p 371 ISBN 978 81 7041 678 4 Special Postage Stamps on Linguistic Harmony of India Latest PIB Releases Press Information Bureau of the Government of India September 1999 Retrieved 26 September 2008 Dasmunsi releases book on birth centenary of poet Dinkar Latest PIB Releases Press Information Bureau of the Government of India September 2008 Retrieved 26 September 2008 Poet Dinkar remembered The Times of India 24 September 2008 Archived from the original on 25 October 2012 Retrieved 30 September 2008 Seminar inaugurated The Hindu 3 February 2009 Rajiv Kumar 23 December 2013 CM lays foundation of engineering college The Times of India Archived from the original on 26 December 2013 Retrieved 26 December 2013 PM Modi inaugurates golden jubilee celebrations of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar s works news biharprabha com ANI 22 May 2015 Retrieved 22 May 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar Ramdhari Singh Dinkar at Kavita Kosh Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine Dinkar at Anubhuti Dinkar s works in Pdf Format 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