Makhanlal Chaturvedi

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Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi (Hindi: माखनलाल चतुर्वेदी) (April 04, 1889 - January 30, 1968), also called Panditji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and ajournalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India's national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad (Hindi: छायावाद), the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work 'Him Tarangini' (Hindi: हिम तरंगिनी) in 1955 ^[1].

His noted works are 'Him Kirtini', 'Him Tarangini', 'Yug Charan', and 'Sahitya Devta', and his most noted poems are, 'Dip Se Dip Jale', 'Kaisa Chhand Banaa Deti hei'.. and 'Phool ki Abhilaasa' ^[2]

1 Biography
2 Legacy
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Makhanlal Chaturvedi was born on April 4, 1889 in Bavai village in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh and started his career as a school teacher, though he left it in 1912 in the favour of journalism ^[3] ^[4]. He later remained the editor of nationalistic journals, "Prabha" and later "Karmaveer", and was repeatedly incarcerated during the British raj ^[5]. After independence in 1947, he refrained from seeking position in the government, instead continuing to speak and write against social evils and in support of an exploitation-free, equitable society as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi.

[edit] Legacy

In his memory, the Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Akademi (Madhya Pradesh Cultural Council) organizes the annual 'Makhanlal Chaturvedi Samaroh', since 1987, besides awarding the annual 'Makhanlal Chaturvedi Puraskar' in poetry for excellence in poetry by an Indian poet ^[6]

The Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita University at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh (estb. 1991) has been named in his honor ^[5] ^[7]