Devendra Satyarthi

Devendra Satyarthi
Born (1908-05-28)May 28, 1908
Bhaduar, Barnala, Punjab, India
Died February 12, 2003(2003-02-12) (aged 94)
Occupation Writer
Years active 1927-2003
Known for Punjabi folkore
Awards Padma Shri
Hindi Sahitya Sadhna Samman

Devendra Satyarthi (1908-2003) was an Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature.[1][2][3] Born on 28 May 1908 at Bhaduar(Barnala) [4]he did not complete his education and started leading a roaming life from 1927.[5] He had a passion for folk songs and started collecting them to publish his first folk song anthology in 1935 under the name Giddha,[6] which is considered by many as a seminal work.[5]

Satyarthi published over 50 books composed of novels,[7] short stories,[8] poems, essays and folksong anthologies in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi languages, but reportedly on advice from Rabindranath Tagore, he wrote mostly in Punjabi language towards the end.[5] Mere Saakshatkaar,[9] Miss Folklore,[10] Meet My People - Indian Folk Poetry,[11] Pañjābī loka-sāhita wica sainika,[12] Lanka Desa hai Kolambu,[13] Brahmaputra,[14] and Rath ke Pahiye[15] are some of his notable works.

A winner of the Hindi Sahitya Sadhna Samman,[16] Satyarthi was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1977.[17] He died on 12 February 2003, at the age of 94, succumbing to old age illnesses.[5] Pancham, a monthly magazine published from Lahore, brought out a 300-page special issue on him in April 2003 and his life has been documented in a biography, Satyarthi – Ik Dant-katha, written by Nirmal Arpan.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Amazon profile. Amazon.
  2. ↑ "Satyarthi, Devendra". Worldcat. 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Open Library profile". Open Library. 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ ਰਾਮਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੁੱਕਦੀ ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ: ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਤਿਆਰਥੀ
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Footloose darwesh Satyarthi is dead". Apna. 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ Devedra Satyarthi (1970). Giddha. Navyug. p. 223.
  7. ↑ Amaresh Datta (1987). "Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo". Sahitya Akademi. p. 987. ISBN 9788126018031. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Selected Punjabi Short Stories". Diamond Pocket Books. 2004. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi. Mere Saakshatkaar. Kitabghar Prakashan. p. 192. ISBN 9788170166702.
  10. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi. Miss Folklore. Pustakayan. ISBN 9788185134703.
  11. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi (1987). Meet My People - Indian Folk Poetry. Navyug Publishers.
  12. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi (1989). Pañjābī loka-sāhita wica sainika. Punjab University Publication Bureau.
  13. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi (1991). Lanka Desa hai Kolambu. Navyug Publishers. p. 235. ISBN 978-8185267548.
  14. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi (1956). Brahmaputra. Asia Publications. p. 466.
  15. ↑ Devendra Satyarthi (1993). Rath ke Pahiye. Praveena Publications. p. 276. OCLC 36640372.
  16. ↑ "Signposts". India Today. 1 October 2001. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2015.



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