Shamsher Bahadur Singh

Shamsher Bahadur Singh

▪️Shamsher Bahadur Singh, the chief poet of post-independence Hindi poetry, was born on January 13, 1911 in Dehradun (Uttarakhand).

▪️He did his early education from Dehradun and High School-Inter from Gonda.

▪️Shamsher Bahadur Singh was the poet of 'Doosra Tar Saptak'.

▪️Shamsher Bahadur Singh took art training from famous painters Ukil-brothers from Allahabad University.

▪️Shamsher, who created unique poetic images, was not only an extraordinary poet, but also a unique prose writer.

▪️Through prose compositions like 'Doab', 'Plat Ka Morcha', he can be recognized as a distinguished prose writer.

▪️Kuch Kavitayen, Kuch aur Kavitayen, Chuka Bhi Nhi Hun Mein, Itne Pass Apne, Kaal Tujse Hod hai meri (poetry collection); Kuch Gadhya Rachnayen, Kuch Aur Gadhya Rachanayen (prose-collections) etc. are his main works.

▪️He had important contribution in the editing of 'Rupabh', 'Kahani', 'Naya Sahitya', 'Maya', 'Naya Path', 'Manohar Kahaniyan' etc.

▪️Shamsher Bahadur Singh was the editor in Urdu-Hindi dictionary project and was the president of 'Premchand Srijanpeeth' of Vikram University.

▪️Shamsher Bahadur Singh received Sahitya Akademi in the year 1977, Maithili Sharan Gupta Award in the year 1987 and Kabir Samman in the year 1989.

▪️He died on May 12, 1993.