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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Dushyant Kumar Tyagi
| image = Dushyant Kumar 2009 stamp of India.jpg
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| caption = Kumar on a 2009 stamp of India
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1931|9|1}}
| birth_place =[[Bijnor District|Rajpur Navada]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1975|12|30|1931|9|27}}
| death_place = [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = Poet, dramatist, [[Litterateur]], [[Gazal]], translator
| nationality = Indian
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| alma_mater = [[Master of Arts|MA]] ([[Hindi]]), [[Allahabad]]
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| genre = [[Hindi]] poems <ref name="auto">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume 2) |last=Datta |first=Amaresh |page=1391 |year=2006 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |isbn=978-81-260-1194-0 }}</ref>
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| notableworks =''Saaye mein Dhoop'', <br/>''Ek Kanth Vishpayi''<br/>''Mann Ke Kon'', published in 1963
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'''Dushyant Kumar''' (1 September 1931 – 30 December 1975) was an Indian poet of modern [[Hindi]] literature. He is famous for writing [[Hindi]] [[Ghazals]], and is generally recognised as one of the foremost [[Hindi language|Hindi]] poets of the 20th century.<ref name="auto"/>

==Personal life==

Dushyant Kumar was married to Rajeshwari Tyagi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Poet's letter applauding Amitabh Bachchan on display at Madhya Pradesh museum|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/poets-letter-applauding-amitabh-bachchan-on-display-at-madhya-pradesh-museum/|access-date=10 April 2014|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Legacy==
* Parts of Dushyant Kumar's poem ""Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी)" were used in the popular 2017 India film [[Irada (2017 film)|Irada]]. The film showcases the sorry state of the people of [[Bhatinda]] ([[Punjab]]) due to corruption, and [[cancer]] caused by pesticides left from the [[Green revolution]] and [[Uranium in the environment|uranium contamination]] of [[ground water]] due to [[fly ash]] from [[thermal power plants]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Irada – film and credits}}</ref>
* The poem "Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी) was sung often by [[Arvind Kejriwal]] during the [[2011 Indian anti-corruption movement|Anti Corruption Movement]] (2011–2012) in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|author=AAP Karnataka|title=Arvind Kejriwal singing Dushyant ji's 'Hogayi hai peer parvat si'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSyWUsAS1_k|publisher=YouTube|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=AAP Official you Tube Channel|title=Arvind Kejriwal sings ho gayi hai peer parwat si|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRalIXl5Fos|publisher=YouTube|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
* Lines Dushyant Kumar from his [[Ghazal]] '<nowiki/>''Saye Me Dhoop''' are often used in many programmes, and the Hindi film "''[[Halla Bol]]''" मेरे सीने में नहीं तो तेरे सीने मे सही, हो कहीं भी आग, लेकिन आग जलनी चाहिए. [[Star Plus]] used the lines "''Sirf hungaama khada karna mera maqsad nahin, saari koshish hai, ki yeh soorat badalni chahiye"'' in promos for its show [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyameva Jayate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AQruGMksVo|title=Seene mein aag jalni chahiye – Satyamev Jayate|website=YouTube|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/satyamev-jayate-review-aamir-khans-calculated-risk/|title=SATYAMEV JAYATE Review: Aamir Khan's calculated risk?|date=7 May 2012|website=Bollywood Life|language=en-US|access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>
* The [[India Posts|Indian Department of posts]] issued a commemorative stamp with Dushyant Kumar's image on it, in September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dushyant Kumar|url=http://impression-first.blogspot.com/2012/11/dushyant-kumar.html|publisher=First Impressions : Blog|access-date=10 April 2014|date=9 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dushyant Kumar stamp – India|url=http://www.stampsoftheworld.co.uk/wiki/India_2009_Dushyant_Kumar|publisher=Stamps of the world|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref>
* A museum dedicated to Dushyant Kumar exists in C. T. T. Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dharohar.net/|title=Dushyant Kumar museum|publisher=दुष्यन्त कुमार स्मारक पाण्डुलिपि संग्रहालय|access-date=10 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Press Trust of India|title=Poet's letter applauding Amitabh Bachchan on display|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/Poets-letter-applauding-Amitabh-Bachchan-on-display/articleshow/18812415.cms|access-date=10 April 2014|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 March 2013}}</ref>
* The poem "Tu kisi rail si guzarti hai" line was taken from his poem and used as a song in the movie ''[[Masaan]]''.
* [[ABP News]] and the Hindi poet [[Kumar Vishwas]] made [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvYbwZOCGgw an episode on Dushyant Kumar] in their program ''[[Mahakavi Series|Mahakavi]]'' which was aired on 12 and 13 November 2016.
* The house of Dushyant Kumar was broken by the administration of Smart City Project. This was criticised by several leading people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpnews.abplive.in/india-news/abp-news-impact-dushyant-kumars-museum-will-be-built-at-a-better-place-says-shivraj-govts-minister-688521|title=ABP न्यूज़ की रिपोर्ट से टूटी शिवराज सरकार की नींद, मंत्री बोले- बेहतर जगह बनाएंगे दुष्यंत कुमार का संग्रहालय|first=ब्रजेश राजपूत, संवाददाता, एबीपी|last=न्यूज़|date=11 September 2017}}</ref>

Explaining the inclusion of Kumar's poems in the 2015 Hindi film Masaan, the lyricist [[Varun Grover (writer)|Varun Grover]] explained that he wanted to show
Shaalu (played by Shweta Tripathi) as a person whose hobby is to read Hindi poetry and [[Urdu poetry|shaayari]], as this is a common hobby of millennial and generation x youngsters in Northern India, especially when in love, but this aspect is rarely shown in Hindi films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindi Kavita - Kuch ban jaate hain - Uday Prakash: Varun Grover in Hindi Studio with Manish Gupta |publisher=Hindi Kavita |date=25 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Pal |first1=Sanchari |title=Meet the NRI Who Returned To India To Make Millions Fall in Love with Hindi Poetry |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/68222/manish-gupta-youtube-hindi-poetry/ |website=www.thebetterindia.com |publisher=The Better India |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Grover |first1=Varun |title=How the magic of Dushyant Kumar's poetry inspired this Bollywood lyricist |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/how-the-magic-of-dushyant-kumars-poetry-inspired-this-bollywood-lyricist/ |access-date=17 April 2019 |publisher=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakhani |first1=Somya |title=Secret Love: How Hindi poetry has become 'cool' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/secret-love-hindi-kavita-youtube-channel-hindi-literature-3024758/ |access-date=17 April 2019 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=11 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kumar|first='Dushyant|title=aaye mein Dhhoop: Dushyant Kuman Ki Ghazalon Ka Sangrah|publisher=Radhakrishna Prakashan Private Limited|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

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