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| birth_date = {{Birth date |1936|11|11|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh|Hamirpur]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|04|01|1936|11|11|df=y}} <br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]<ref name="NDTVIndia"/><br />
| resting_place = Lodhi Cremation Ground, New Delhi<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Poet|Writer|Lyricist}}<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Indian literature|Indic literature]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82020337.html |title=Vājapēyī, Kailāśa |website=id.loc.gov}}</ref><br />
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| notable_works = ''Sankranta'', ''Teesra Andhera'', ''Dehant se Hatkar'', ''Sufinama'', ''Hawa Mein Hastakshar''<br />
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'''Kailash Vajpeyi''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]] '''Kailāśa Vājapeyī''' 11 November 1936 – 1 April 2015<ref name="jagran"/>) was an Indian poet, writer, and lyricist who chiefly wrote [[Hindi language]] poems throughout his literary career. He wrote more than 28 books, including one of his publications ''[[:hi:हवा में हस्ताक्षर|Hawa Mein Hastakshar]]'' which translates to "signature in the air" for which he was awarded a literary honour [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2009. The [[University of Lucknow]] awarded him [[Vachaspati]] (Lord of speech) title in recognition of his contribution to [[Hindi literature]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Vajpeyi was born in [[Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh]]. He did his PhD degree in Hindi. He was initially working as a journalist and worked for different magazines. He used to teach at [[Shivaji College]] of the [[University of Delhi]] and continued until he retired in 2004. From 2008 to 2013, he served at General Council of [[Sahitya Akademi]] for five years.<ref name="jagran">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-12222527.html|title=वरिष्ठ साहित्यकार कैलाश वाजपेयी का निधन|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/kailash-vajpeyi-a-poet-who-fused-tradition-with-modern/article7066912.ece|title=Kailash Vajpeyi a poet who fused tradition with modern|first=Rana Siddiqui|last=Zaman|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 April 2015|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/renowned-hindi-poet-kailash-vajpeyi-no-more-115040101488_1.html|title=Renowned Hindi poet Kailash Vajpeyi no more|agency=Press Trust of India|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=1 April 2015|via=Business Standard}}</ref> When he was studying at the University of Lucknow, he associated himself with [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]'s [[bhakti movement]], [[vedas]] and [[Jayadeva]]'s writings. Later he went to [[Puducherry (city)|Puducherry]] where he created a documentary on an Indian philosopher [[Sri Aurobindo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/pJxxSFQa91B2BeOhwgrO3J/Kailash-Vajpeyi--Poetry-brings-people-together-like-no-othe.html|title=Kailash Vajpeyi &#124; Poetry brings people together like no other concern|first=Tanushree|last=Ghosh|date=27 February 2014|website=Livemint}}</ref><br />
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==Literary career==<br />
Vajpeyi began his career writing articles for magazines as a journalist, and later wrote poems on politics through his publications such as "Sankranta" in 1964, "Teesra Andhera", and "Dehant se Hatkar". His poetic work was primarily focused on political systems, [[mysticism]], tradition and [[spirituality]]. During his last days, his poetry was themed on "death". He criticised the first prime minister of India [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] in his poem titled "Rajdhani". He wrote eponymous poems during 1970s. One of his poems was banned by the [[government of India]] for its controversial lines, stating to sing a new [[national anthem]].<ref name="thehindu"/> Vajpeyi's prominent literal work revolved around [[Sufism|Sufi]] devotional poems and [[sankrant]]. Some of his essays were translated in multiple foreign languages, including English, German and Spanish.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/amp/renowned-hindi-poet-kailash-vajpeyi-dies-at-79/889190|title=Renowned Hindi Poet Kailash Vajpeyi Dies at 79|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref><br />
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After he wrote some critic poems he went to Mexico and [[Dallas]]. He returned to India in 1980s with a new field of poetry and started writing about [[Hindu saints]], musicians and with the theoretical aspects of a subject such as [[Buddhism and Jainism|Jain-Buddhism]], [[advaita vedanta]], [[hinayana]], and [[Sufi philosophy]]. His poem ''Rajdhani'' remained the subject of a dispute among the parliament members that sparked a controversy in the [[Parliament of India|parliament]], and later the [[Federal republic|federal government]] banned his numerous poems, including "Rajdhani".<ref name="bbchindi">{{cite web | last=लिए | first=बीबीसी हिंदी डॉट कॉम के | title=हवा में एक कवि के हस्ताक्षर | website=BBC News हिंदी | date=5 April 2015 | url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india/2015/04/150404_remembering_kailash_vajpayee_poet_dil | language=hi | access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> It is believed his poetic style was changed after visiting the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/poet-kailash-vajpeyi-embraces-his-favourite-subject-death/|title=Kailash Vajpeyi: A poet embraces his favourite subject – death|date=2 April 2015}}</ref> He was influenced by the different mysticism and philosophical literature such as [[Zen]] Buddhism, [[Sufism]] and [[Vedanta]]. He was also involved in writing [[anti-establishment]] poetry and lyrics, and later changed his initial poetic views citing "poetry make nothing happen, it is a signature in the wind."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kailash-Vajpeyi-Renowned-Hindi-poet-passes-away/articleshow/46790664.cms|title=Kailash Vajpeyi, Renowned Hindi poet, passes away &#124; India News – Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognitions==<br />
Vajpeyi was the recipient of numerous literary awards and honours, including [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], S.S. Millennium Award, [[Vyas Samman]], the World Hindi Literature Award, and Human Care Trust Award in recognition of his contribution to the Hindi and Indic literature (English).<ref name="thehindu"/><br />
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==Death==<br />
In April 2015 he suffered from [[degenerative disease]] and was subsequently admitted to a hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/renowned-hindi-poet-kailash-vajpeyi-no-more_1571621.html|title=Renowned Hindi poet Kailash Vajpeyi no more|date=1 April 2015|website=Zee News}}</ref><ref name="aajtak 2015">{{cite web | title=ऐसी अर्थियों पर आंसू नहीं रुकते वाजपेयी जी! | website=aajtak.in | date=2 April 2015 | url=https://m.aajtak.in/world-of-books/authors/story/renowned-poet-dr.-kailash-bajpai-is-no-more-806033-2015-04-02 | language=hi | access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref> He died at [[Max Healthcare]] on 1 April 2015 of heart attack.<ref name="NDTVIndia">{{cite web | title=प्रतिष्ठित हिन्दी साहित्यकार कैलाश वाजपेयी का निधन, बेटी ने दी मुखाअग्नि | website=NDTVIndia | date=8 May 2020 | url=https://khabar.ndtv.com/news/india/poet-kailash-vajpeyi-passes-away-751531 | language=hi | access-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Dehānta se haṭakara | publisher=Akshara Prakāśana | year=1967 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8BHAAAAMAAJ | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=136}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Tīsaraā an̐dherā | publisher=Rājakamala Prakāśana | year=1972 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dH0LAAAAMAAJ | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=120}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Beyond the Self: Poems | publisher=Indian Literary Review Editions | year=1978 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BcuAAAAMAAJ | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=57}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Visions & Myths: Contemporary Hindi Poetry | publisher=Indian Literary Review Editions | year=1979 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q00ZAAAAMAAJ | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=132}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Indian Horizons, Volume 33 | publisher=Indian Council for Cultural Relations | year=1984 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fL9BAAAAYAAJ | access-date=21 May 2020 }}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=An Anthology of Modern Hindi Poetry | publisher=Rupa & Company | year=1998 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WsaAQAAIAAJ | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=318}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Havā meṃ hastākshara | publisher=Vani Prakashan | year=2005 | isbn=9788181432971 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iabltCVZR-0C | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=112}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Shabd sansar | publisher=Bhartiya Jnanpith | year=2006 | isbn=9788126311019 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4FXZyiWNHdQC | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=226}}<br />
* {{cite book | last= Vajpeyi | first=Kailash | title=Pr̥thvī kā kr̥shṇapaksha | publisher=Kitāba Ghara | year=2006 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gwfVy-M-ICMC | access-date=21 May 2020 | page=128}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Sahitya Akademi Award For Hindi}}<br />
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