Vishnu Prabhakar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vishnu Prabhakar (विष्‍णु प्रभाकर) (b. 1912) is a Hindi writer. He has written several short stories, novels, plays and travelogues to his credit.

Contents

[edit] Early life

 This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling.
You can assist by editing it now. A how-to guide is available. (May 2008)

Prabhaker was born in Mirapur village of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh. He completed his metric from Hisar in 1929 and joined government service. Even with his work he pursued his interest in literature. He also joined a Natak company in Hissar. He wrote in 1939, Hatya Ke Baad, his first play. For some time he took writing as his full time career. After independence he worked as a drama director in Aakashvani, New Delhi. He came into news when in 2005 he threatened to return his Padma Bhushan award after he allegedly had to face misconduct at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

[edit] Writing style

Prabhaker's works has elements of patriotism, nationalism and messages of social upliftment.

[edit] Major works

  • Novels: Dhalti Raat, Swapnmayi
  • Drama: Nav Prabhat, Doctor
  • Story Collection: Sangharsh Ke Baad
  • Plays: Prakash aur Parchhaiyan, Barah Ekanki, Ashok
  • Misc: Jane-Anjane, Awara Maseeha

[edit] Awards and honours

He won Padma Bhushan and the Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Ardhanarishvara (The Androgynous God or Shiva).

[edit] References

  • Sandhya Singh (Editor) 2004. Sanvaad Part 2, NCERT, New Delhi