Hazari Prasad Dwivedi

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'Acharya' Hazariprasad Dwivedi (हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी) (1907 – 1979) was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar. He penned numerous novels, collections of essays and a historical outline of Hindi literature.

[edit] Early life

Acharya was born in Dube ka Chhapra, a village in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. He passed the "Shastri" examination at Sanskrit University and was later appointed as a Hindi instructor at Santiniketan. He later became professor and head of Hindi Departments at Banaras Hindu University and Panjab University, Chandigarh. He was also associated with Hindi related programmes of the Indian Government.

[edit] Major works

  • Essay Collection Vichar Pravah, Kutuj, Ashok Ke Phool, Kalpalta
  • Novels Banabhatta ki aatmkatha, Charuchandralekh, Punarnava, Anamdas ka Potha
  • History Sur-Sahitya, Kabir, Sahitya-Sahchar, Kalidas ki Lalitya Yojna, Hindi Sahitya: Udbhav aur Vikas, Hindi Sahitya ka Adikaal

[edit] Awards and Honours

Acharya was awarded a D.Litt. by Lucknow University and also received the Padma Bhushan.

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