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Mamta Kalia. Mamta Kalia (born 2 November 1940) is an Indian author, teacher, and poet, writing primarily in the Hindi language. [1] She won the Vyas Samman, one of India's richest literary awards, in 2017 for her novel Dukkham Sukkham (Sadness and Happiness).
Her poetry, along with her work towards social upliftment and women's welfare, were depicted in her writings. These works, especially her anthology Deepshikha, [4] greatly influenced both readers and critics. [5] She developed a soft vocabulary in the Hindi poetry of Khadi Boli, which before her was considered possible only in Braj Bhasha.
In the late 1950s, when Sharad Joshi was writing for newspapers and radio in Indore, he met and married Irfana Siddiqi (later Irfana Sharad). She was a writer, radio artiste and a theater actress from Bhopal. The couple had three daughters: Bani, Richa and Neha Sharad. Neha Sharad is an actress and poet. [2] [3]
Rajesh Joshi at his home in Nirala Nagar, Bhopal, July 2017 Rajesh Joshi (born 18 July 1946) [1] [2] is a Hindi writer, poet, journalist and a playwright, who was the recipient of 2002 Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his anthology of poems - 'Do Panktiyon Ke Beech' (Between Two Lines), given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. [3]
He has also translated the 12th century Lingayat mystic poet Akka Mahadevi's poems titled Bhairavi. A book about hundred years of Hindi Cinema which deals with the authentic analysis of the musical journey of cinema titled 'Humsafar'. He is the editor of a cultural gazetteer of Faizabad titled 'Shahernama Faizabad'.
The ghazal was a hit with the audience and Majrooh decided to drop his fledgling medical practice and began writing poetry seriously. Soon he was a 'regular' at mushairas and a " shagird " i.e. disciple of the then top name in Urdu Mushairas viz Jigar Moradabadi .
Additionally, he revolutionised Hindi poetry by pioneering the use of free verse, becoming the first Hindi poet to do so. He demonstrated to readers that poetry could retain its poetic essence and rhythm even without rhyming lines. [2] [3] He experienced a tumultuous life, marred by family losses and societal hardships.
Known as the angry young man of Hindi poetry because of his rebellious writings, [3] during his lifetime he published just one collection of poems, Sansad se Sarak Tak ("From the Parliament to the Street"), but another collection of his work entitled Kal Sunna Mujhe was released posthumously, and in 1979 went on to win the Sahitya Akademi Award ...