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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Manglesh Dabral<br />
| image = Manglesh Dabral. Dec 1993. New Delhi. By Amarjit Chandan.jpg<br />
| caption = Dabral in December 1993<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|5|16|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Kaphalpani, [[Garhwal Kingdom|Princely State of Tehri Garhwal]], [[Dominion of India]] (present-day [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]])<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|12|9|1948|5|16|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Hindi poet|journalist}}<br />
| notable_works = ''Ham Jo Dekhte Hain'' (anthology)<br />
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2000)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Manglesh Dabral''' (16 May 1948{{Spaced en dash}}9 December 2020) was an Indian [[Hindi literature|Hindi poet]] and journalist. He was associated with Hindi-language newspapers including ''[[Jansatta]]'', ''Hindi Patriot'', and ''Purvagrah''. Some of his popular works include ''Pahar Par Lalten'' ({{Translation|lamp on the hills}}), ''Ghar Ka Rasta'' ({{Translation|the way home}}), and ''Kavi Ka Akelapan'' ({{Translation|loneliness of a poet}}). He was a recipient of the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2000 for his anthology ''Ham Jo Dekhte Hain'' ({{Translation|what we see}}).<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Dabral was born on 16 May 1948, in the village of Kaphalpani, [[Garhwal Kingdom|Princely State of Tehri Garhwal]] (now in the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]]).<ref name="Death" /> He completed his education in [[Dehradun]].<ref name="Death" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:Manglesh Dabral - Hindi Poet.tif|thumb|Manglesh Dabral in 1974, Delhi]]<br />
Moving to Delhi in the late 1960s, Dabral worked at the vernacular newspapers ''Hindi Patriot'', ''Pratipaksh'' and ''Aaspaas''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|date=10 December 2020|title=Hindi poet-journalist Manglesh Dabral dies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/famous-hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-passes-away-7098627/|access-date=10 December 2020|work=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210075902/https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/famous-hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-passes-away-7098627/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then moved to [[Bhopal]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] to work as an editor for [[Bharat Bhavan]]'s ''Purvagrah''. He went on to work for ''Amrit Prabhat'' published from [[Allahabad]] and [[Lucknow]] before going on to being the editor of ''[[Jansatta]]'' and later at [[Sahara Samay]]. He also worked with the [[National Book Trust]] as an editorial consultant, and with the Hindi monthly magazine ''Public Agenda'' as its editor.<ref name=":0" /> He was noted as the editor of Jansatta's Sunday magazine, ''Ravivari'' where he mentored a generation of Hindi writers.<ref name=":0" /> In his roles he was described as a key link between literature and journalism.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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He published five collections of poetry, ''Pahar Par Lalten'', ''Ghar Ka Rasta'', ''Ham Jo Dekhte Hain'', ''Awaz Bhi Ek Jagah Hai'' and ''Naye Yug Men Shatru'', two collections of prose ''Lekhak Ki Roti'' and ''Kavi Ka Akelapan'', and a travel diary ''Ek Bar Iowa''.<ref name=":0" /> He translated [[Booker Prize]] winning author [[Arundhati Roy]]'s ''[[The Ministry of Utmost Happiness]]'' to Hindi as ''Apar Khushi Ka Gharana.<ref name=":0" />''<br />
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He received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] given by [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, in 2000 for his poetry collection ''Ham Jo Dekhte Hain''. Dabral's poetry has been translated in all major Indian languages, and a number of foreign languages, including English, [[Russian language|Russian]], [[German language|German]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[French language|French]], [[Polish language|Polish]] and [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]].<ref name=":0" /> He was the recipient of the World Writers Program fellowship at the [[University of Iowa]], in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2014|title=MANGLESH DABRAL|url=http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-writers-intellectual/poets/india/139-manglesh-dabral-india|access-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205801/http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-writers-intellectual/poets/india/139-manglesh-dabral-india|archive-date=12 August 2014}}</ref><br />
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He was a vocal critic of the Indian government, and his works reflected dissent. He returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 in a protest that saw many [[Indian writers protest against government silence on violence|Indian writers returning their awards]].<ref name=":0" /> His final work, ''Naye Yug Men Shatru'' ({{Translation|foes in the modern world}}), was considered a poetic commentary on the nation's current affairs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|date=10 December 2020|first1=Avijit|last1=Ghosh|title=Noted Hindi poet Manglesh Dabral no more|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/noted-hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-no-more/articleshow/79655852.cms|access-date=10 December 2020|work=The Times of India|language=en|archive-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210075903/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/noted-hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-no-more/articleshow/79655852.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Dabral was considered among the foremost contemporary Hindi language poets.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 December 2016|title=Technology is erasing history. Only literature can counter that|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-on-aggressive-nationalism-returning-the-sahitya-akademi-award-4409218/|access-date=10 December 2020|work=The Indian Express|language=en|archive-date=11 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111201408/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-on-aggressive-nationalism-returning-the-sahitya-akademi-award-4409218/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was credited to having brought in a new sensibility to contemporary Hindi poetry, with the use of low key and precise language. Hindi poet [[Asad Zaidi]] noted that "he was not a showy poet, but in his understated fashion, he brought magic to Hindi poetry."<ref name=":0" /> His poetry described his longing for the hills, the idea of home and displacement, representing the places that he came from. Some of his works speak to the sensitivity and helplessness of a man trapped in the nowhere land between the city and his home, longing to go back to his home in the hills.<ref name=":1" /> His journalistic works gave a voice to the marginalised.<ref name=":1" /> Journalist [[Mrinal Pande]] said, "He was one of the most incisive minds in Hindi."<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Personal life and death==<br />
Dabral was married and had a daughter and a son. He died from [[COVID-19]] complications at [[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi|AIIMS New Delhi]] on 9 December 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. He was 72. Dabral was undergoing treatment in a private hospital in [[Ghaziabad]] for the few days before being admitted to AIIMS, where his condition deteriorated, suffering a [[cardiac arrest]].<ref name="Death">{{cite news |title=प्रसिद्ध लेखक और कवि मंगलेश डबराल का कार्डियक अरेस्ट की वजह से निधन |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/famous-writer-and-poet-manglesh-dabral-dies-3370539.html |access-date=9 December 2020 |work=News18 India |date=9 December 2020 |language=hi |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210075916/https://hindi.news18.com/news/nation/famous-writer-and-poet-manglesh-dabral-dies-3370539.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Famous Hindi poet Manglesh Dabral dead|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-famous-hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-dead-143378|work=[[Zee Business]]|date=9 December 2020|access-date=9 December 2020|archive-date=10 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210075904/https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-famous-hindi-poet-manglesh-dabral-dead-143378|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
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===Poetry===<br />
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* ''Pahar Par Lalten'' <br />
* ''Ghar Ka Rasta'' <br />
* ''Ham Jo Dekhte Hain'' <br />
* ''Awaz Bhi Ek Jagah Hai'' <br />
* ''Naye Yug Men Shatru''<br />
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===Prose===<br />
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* ''Lekhak Ki Roti'' <br />
* ''Kavi Ka Akelapan''<br />
* ''Ek Bar Iowa''<br />
{{Div col end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2#.UhPcI9KceQ0|title=मंगलेश डबराल|publisher=कविता कोश|access-date=20 August 2013|archive-date=5 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805173012/http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2#.UhPcI9KceQ0|url-status=dead}}<br />
*{{cite web |url=http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-writers-intellectual/poets/india/139-manglesh-dabral-india |title=Manglesh Dabral |publisher=Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature |access-date=20 August 2013 |archive-date=12 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205801/http://www.foundationsaarcwriters.com/literature/saarc-writers-intellectual/poets/india/139-manglesh-dabral-india |url-status=dead }}<br />
*{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Vikram-Seth-Mahasweta-Devi-and-Manglesh-Dabral-are-popular-in-Pak-Fahmida-Riaz/articleshow/19169502.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327082537/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-24/india/37980848_1_mahasweta-devi-vikram-seth-indian-writers |url-status=live |archive-date=27 March 2013 |title=Vikram Seth, Mahasweta Devi and Manglesh Dabral are popular in Pak: Fahmida Riaz |date=24 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=20 August 2013}}<br />
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