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[[File:Dr Kunwar Bechain.jpg|thumb|Dr. Kunwar Bechain]]<br />
'''Kunwar Bechain''' (1 July 1942 &ndash; 29 April 2021) was a [[Hindi]] [[poet]] of India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999: A-M Vol 1|year=2001|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8126008735|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&q=Kunwar+Bechain&pg=PA123|editor=K.C. Dutt|access-date=2 August 2012|page=123}}</ref> He was a resident of [[Ghaziabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Dr. Bechain was born in village Umri, District Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1942. His actual name was Dr. Kunwar Bahadur Saxena. He spent his early years in Chandousi, Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Rinkal |title=Hindi Ke Nou Sarathi |publisher=Fusion Books |year=2019 |isbn=978-93-5296-530-4 |location=Delhi,India |pages=54–55 |language=Hindi}}</ref> He holds an M.A in Hindi and Ph,d. He worked as head of the Hindi department in MMH College, Ghaziabad.<ref>http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8</ref><ref>[http://kavisammelanhasya.com/kunwar-bechain/ Dr. Kunwar Bechain Photo and Intro]</ref><ref>http://geeta-kavita.com/indian_poetry_list.asp?author=Kunwar_Bechain</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bharatdarshan.co.nz/BD-static/poetry/Shukriya.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121143201/http://www.bharatdarshan.co.nz/BD-static/poetry/Shukriya.html |archive-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He died on 29 April 2021 due to [[COVID-19]] in [[Noida]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>[https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/ghaziabad/ghaziabad-senior-poet-famous-lyricist-dr-kunwar-bechain-died-due-to-corona दुःखद : देश के वरिष्ठ कवि कुंवर बेचैन का कोरोना से निधन, साहित्य जगत में शोक की लहर] {{in lang|hi}}</ref> His great works in Hindi Literature have forced the Indian Government to name a road in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on his name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 July 2021 |title=गाजियाबाद की सड़क का नाम अब डॉ. कुंअर बेचैन मार्ग |work=Amar Ujala |url=https://www.amarujala.com/delhi-ncr/ghaziabad/ghaziabad-news-ghaziabad-news-gbd2214935190}}</ref><br />
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He has appeared on numerous poetry events all across the country (like ''kavi-sammelans''). He also appeared on numerous episodes on [[Sony SAB|SAB TV]]'s poetry show ''[[Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!]].''<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211209/1-6EjvC2x5E Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210501115340/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-6EjvC2x5E Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-6EjvC2x5E| title = Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai {{!}} Dr. Kunwar Bechain | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He also received Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020 {{!}} Kunwar Bechain|url=https://kavishala.in/awards|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-30|website=kavishala.in}}</ref><br />
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He was also the PhD advisor of another famous Indian Hindi poet [[Kumar Vishwas|Dr. Kumar Vishwas.]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWVGdQxyVpA&feature=youtu.be Kumar Vishwas pays tribute to his PhD advisor (see the description of the video) by reciting Dr. Bechain's poem</ref><br />
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