Shambhunath Singh
Shambhunath Singh (17 June 1916 – 3 September 1991) was a Hindi writer, freedom fighter, poet and social worker. He was born in Rawatpar village, Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his M.A. in Hindi, earned a Doctoral degree, and worked as a teacher at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, and finally retired as Professor and Head of the Hindi Department, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi.[1]
Shambhunath Singh was a lyric poet, though he has written a few plays and literary criticism also.[1]
He has written a book-length reevaluation of the book 'Chhayavada'.[2]
He started the Navageet movement with publishing his collection of poems Divalok. In this book, despair frustration and desire for beauty are the major themes.[3]
Later he shifted to the holy city of Varanasi with his late wife Prabhavati Singh.
He has special place in the history of Hindi poetry.[4] His poems show new intellectual consciousness. Portrayal of the modern inconsistency in the human life is the unique features of his writings.
A Non-Governmental Organization working for the deprived and marginalized peoples of the community is named after him. The name of the organization is Dr. Shambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SRF).[5]
Selected works[edit]
- Samay ki shila par
- Jaha dard neela hai
- Harijan geet (on Dalits)
- Divalok
- Rup rashmi (1946)[1]
- Chāyāloka (1970)[6]
- Udayācala (1970)[7]
- Navgeet Dashak (1982)[8]
- Hindī ālocanā ke jyoti-stambha (1972)[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788126012213.
- ^ Trivedi, Harish (1993). Colonial Transactions: English Literature and India. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719046056.
- ^ Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788172017989.
- ^ "'युगांतकारी कवि थे डॉ. शंभुनाथ सिंह'". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Home". www.srf.org.in. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Singh, Shambhu Nath (1970). Chāyāloka (in Hindi). Prabhā Prakāśana.
- ^ Singh, Shambhu Nath (1970). Udayācala (in Hindi). Prabhā Prakāśana.
- ^ SINGH, SHAMBHU NATH (1982). Navgeet Dashak, Edited by Shambhu Nath Singh. publisher not identified.
- ^ Singh, Shambhu Nath (1972). Hindī ālocanā ke jyoti-stambha (in Hindi). Samakālīna Prakāśana.
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