Bhawani Prasad Mishra

Bhawani Prasad Mishra
Born March 29, 1913
village Tigaria of Hoshangabad district, India
Died February 20, 1985 (aged 71)
Narsinghpur town of Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation poet and author

Bhawani Prasad Mishra (March 29, 1913 - February 20, 1985) was a Hindi poet and author. He was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972 for his book Buni Hui Rassi.[1]

Born on 29 March 1913 in the village Tigaria of Hoshangabad district in erstwhile Central Province of British India Bhawani Bhai lived for a long time in Delhi but died on 20 February 1985 amidst his family members at Narsinghpur town of Madhya Pradesh where he had gone to attend a marriage function.[2]

Works

Some of the notable works of Mishra are-

Criticism

A Gandhian in thought and deeds, Mishra was deeply disturbed by the so-called effects of colonization in the country. He used to say it a kind of poisoned sweet in the garb of present English education system of India.[3]

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