Key facts
- Born
- 23 September 1908, Simaria
- Died
- 24 April 1974, Chennai
- State of birth
- Simaria, Bihar
- Sector
- Journalism & media
- Profession
- Indian Hindi poet, essayist (1908-1974)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Ramdhari Singh, known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic. He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded Veer Rasa, and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi and Yuga-Chāraṇa on account of his inspiring patriotic compositions. He was a regular poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan and is hailed to be as popular and connected to poetry lovers for Hindi speakers as Pushkin for Russians.
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Timeline
- 1908Born in Simaria
- 1959Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
- 1972Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 1974Dies in Chennai
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5