Suryakant Tripathi "Nirala" (21 February 1897 – 15 October 1961) was an Indian poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer who wrote in Hindi. He was also an artist, who drew many contemporary sketches.
Tripathi was born on 21 February 1897 in Midnapore in Bengal Presidency into a Kanyakubja Brahmin family.[1][2] Nirala's father, Pandit Ramsahaya Tripathi, was a government servant and was a tyrannical person. His mother died when he was very young. Nirala was educated in the Bengali medium at Mahishadal Raj High School at Mahishadal, a princely state in Purba Medinipur.[1][3] Subsequently, he shifted to Lucknow and thence to village Gadhakola of Unnao district, to which his father originally belonged.[2] Growing up, he gained inspiration from personalities like Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda, and Rabindranath Tagore.[2]
After his marriage at the age of 20, Nirala learned Hindi at the insistence of his wife, Manohara Devi. Soon, he started writing poems in Hindi, instead of Bengali. After a bad childhood, Nirala had a few good years with his wife. But this phase was short-lived as his wife died when he was 22, and later his daughter (who was a widow) also expired. Nirala lost half of his family, including his wife and daughter, in the 1918 Spanish flu influenza outbreak.[4][5]
Most of his life was somewhat in the bohemian tradition. He wrote strongly against social injustice and exploitation in society. Since he was more or less a rebel, both in form and content, acceptance did not come easily. What he got in plenty was ridicule and derision. All this may have played a role in making him a victim of schizophrenia in his later life and he was admitted to Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.[6]
WorkEdit
Many of Nirala's poems were translated by David Rubin, and are available in the collections, A Season on the Earth: Selected Poems of Nirala (Columbia University Press, 1977), The Return of Sarasvati: Four Hindi Poets (Oxford University Press, 1993), and Of Love and War: A Chayavad Anthology (Oxford University Press, 2005). Nirala : Aatmhanta Astha was a critical analysis of his works written by Doodhnath Singh.[7]
LegacyEdit
Today, a park, Nirala Uddyan, an auditorium, Nirala Prekshagrah, and a degree college, Mahapran Nirala Degree College, in the Unnao District are named after him.[2]
^"SURYAKANT TRIPATHI NIRALA | Films Division". filmsdivision.org. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
External linksEdit
Nirala at Kavita Kosh – A large collection of Hindi Poetry
October 19, 2023
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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 Suryakant Tripathi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 21 February 1897 15 October 1961 was an Indian poet novelist essayist and story writer who wrote in Hindi He was also an artist who drew many contemporary sketches Suryakant TripathiTripathi on a 1976 stamp of IndiaBorn 1897 02 21 21 February 1897Midnapore Bengal Presidency British IndiaDied15 October 1961 1961 10 15 aged 64 Allahabad Uttar Pradesh IndiaPen nameNiralaOccupationWriter poet essayist novelistNationalityIndianPeriodChhayavaadNotable worksSaroj Smriti Raam Ki ShaktipujaSpouseManohara Devi Literature portal Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 Legacy 3 1 In popular culture 4 Reception 5 Works 5 1 Poetry 5 2 Novels 5 3 Collections of stories 5 4 Essay collections 5 5 Prose 5 6 Translations 6 References 7 External linksBiography EditTripathi was born on 21 February 1897 in Midnapore in Bengal Presidency into a Kanyakubja Brahmin family 1 2 Nirala s father Pandit Ramsahaya Tripathi was a government servant and was a tyrannical person His mother died when he was very young Nirala was educated in the Bengali medium at Mahishadal Raj High School at Mahishadal a princely state in Purba Medinipur 1 3 Subsequently he shifted to Lucknow and thence to village Gadhakola of Unnao district to which his father originally belonged 2 Growing up he gained inspiration from personalities like Ramakrishna Paramhansa Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore 2 After his marriage at the age of 20 Nirala learned Hindi at the insistence of his wife Manohara Devi Soon he started writing poems in Hindi instead of Bengali After a bad childhood Nirala had a few good years with his wife But this phase was short lived as his wife died when he was 22 and later his daughter who was a widow also expired Nirala lost half of his family including his wife and daughter in the 1918 Spanish flu influenza outbreak 4 5 Most of his life was somewhat in the bohemian tradition He wrote strongly against social injustice and exploitation in society Since he was more or less a rebel both in form and content acceptance did not come easily What he got in plenty was ridicule and derision All this may have played a role in making him a victim of schizophrenia in his later life and he was admitted to Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi 6 Work EditMany of Nirala s poems were translated by David Rubin and are available in the collections A Season on the Earth Selected Poems of Nirala Columbia University Press 1977 The Return of Sarasvati Four Hindi Poets Oxford University Press 1993 and Of Love and War A Chayavad Anthology Oxford University Press 2005 Nirala Aatmhanta Astha was a critical analysis of his works written by Doodhnath Singh 7 Legacy EditToday a park Nirala Uddyan an auditorium Nirala Prekshagrah and a degree college Mahapran Nirala Degree College in the Unnao District are named after him 2 In popular culture Edit The Films Division of India produced a short documentary film on his life titled Suryakant Tripathi Nirala directed by Rajiv Kumar It covers his works and achievements 8 Reception EditWorks EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Poetry Edit Ram Ki Shakti Puja र म क शक त प ज Dhwani ध वन Apara अपर Saroj Smriti सर ज स म त Parimal पर मल Priyatam प र यतम Anaamika अन म क 1938 Geetika ग त क Kukurmutta क क रम त त 1941 Adima अण म Bela ब ल Naye Patte नय पत त Archana अर चन Geet Gunj ग तग ज Aradhana आर धन Tulsidas त लस द स 1938 Janmabhumi जन मभ म Jago Phir Ek Bar ज ग फ र एक ब र Bhikshuk भ क ष क Todti Patthar त ड त पत थर Novels Edit Apsara अप सर Alka अलक Prabhavati प रभ वत Nirupama न र पम Chameli चम ल Choti ki Pakad च ट क पकड Indulekha इन द ल ख Kale Karname क ल क रन म Collections of stories Edit Chhaturi Chamar चत र चम र Sukul ki Biwi स क ल क ब व 1941 Sakhi स ख Lily ल ल Devi द व Essay collections Edit Prabandha Parichaya प रब ध पर चय Bangbhasha ka Uchcharan ब गभ ष क उच च रण Ravindra Kavita Kannan रव न द र कव त क नन Prabandh Padya प रब ध पद य Prabandh Pratima प रब ध प रत म Chabuk च ब क Chayan चयन Sangraha स ग रह Prose Edit Kullibhat क ल ल भ ट Billesur Bakriha ब ल ल स र बकर ह Translations Edit Anand Math आनन दमठ Vish Vriksh व ष व क ष Krishnakant ka Vil क ष णक त क व ल Kapal Kundala कप ल क ण डल Durgesh Nandini द र ग श नन द न Raj Singh र ज स ह Raj Rani र ज र न Devi Chaudharani द व च धर न Yuglanguliya य गल ग ल य Chandrasekhar चन द रश खर Rajni रजन Sri Ramkrishna Vachnamrit श र र मक ष ण वचन म त Bharat mein Vivekanand भ रत म व व क न द Rajyog र जय ग References Edit a b Mehrotra Arvind Krishna 12 December 2006 Last Bungalow Writings on Allahabad Penguin Books Limited p 197 ISBN 978 93 5214 094 7 a b c d Famous Personalities Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Unnao district Official website Mahishadal Raj College College Admission Retrieved 9 April 2019 Ghosh Avijit 27 March 2020 How literature has helped us make sense of pandemics The Times of India Retrieved 19 February 2022 Chishti Seema 12 April 2020 References to death and disease in Hindi literature The Indian Express Retrieved 19 February 2022 न र ल नज र ल मज ज भ रह ह र च प गलख न म BBC in Hindi 19 May 2017 Retrieved 19 February 2022 Nirala Aatmhanta Astha Rajkamal Prakashan Retrieved 14 January 2018 SURYAKANT TRIPATHI NIRALA Films Division filmsdivision org Retrieved 12 June 2021 External links EditNirala at Kavita Kosh A large collection of Hindi Poetry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suryakant Tripathi amp oldid 1179931049, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
