Sohan Lal Dwivedi
Sohan Lal Dwivedi | |
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Born | 22 February 1906 Bindki, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Died | 1 March 1988 |
Occupation | Poet, freedom fighter |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Sohan Lal Dwivedi (1906–1988) was an Indian poet,[1] Gandhian and freedom fighter,[2] known for his patriotic poems such as Tumhe Naman, a poem on Mahatma Gandhi, Ali Racho Chand, Khadi Geet, Giriraj, Nayanon ki Resham Dori se, Mathrubhumi, Prakriti Sandesh, Jay Rashtra Nishan, Re Man, Vandana and Himalay.[3] Born on 22 February 1906 at Bindki, a small village in Fatehpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he secured a master's degree (MA) in Hindi and did higher studies in Sanskrit.[4] He published several anthologies[5] like Bhairavi, Pooja Geet, Prabhati, Yugadhar, Kunal, Chetna and Basuri.[4] Hum Balveer[6] and Andheri Raath[7] are two of his other notable works.
Dwivedi died on 1 March 1988 at the age of 82. Considered as a national poet,[4] he was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[8]
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