Kunwar Bechain (1 July 1942 – 29 April 2021) was a Hindi poet of India.[1] He was a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Biography
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.[2] He holds an M.A in Hindi and Ph,d. He worked as head of the Hindi department in MMH College, Ghaziabad.[3][4][5][6] He died on 29 April 2021 due to COVID-19 in Noida during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh.[7] His great works in Hindi Literature have forced the Indian Government to name a road in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on his name.[8]
He has appeared on numerous poetry events all across the country (like kavi-sammelans). He also appeared on numerous episodes on SAB TV's poetry show Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!.[9] He also received Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020.[10]
He was also the PhD advisor of another famous Indian Hindi poet Dr. Kumar Vishwas.[11]
References
- ↑ Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999: A-M Vol 1{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(2001). ISBN 978-8126008735
- ↑ Hindi Ke Nou Sarathi{{#if:Sharma|, Sharma}. Fusion Books(2019). ISBN 978-93-5296-530-4
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Dr. Kunwar Bechain Photo and Intro
- ↑ http://geeta-kavita.com/indian_poetry_list.asp?author=Kunwar_Bechain
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ↑ दुःखद : देश के वरिष्ठ कवि कुंवर बेचैन का कोरोना से निधन, साहित्य जगत में शोक की लहर Template:In lang
- ↑ गाजियाबाद की सड़क का नाम अब डॉ. कुंअर बेचैन मार्ग. Amar Ujala(2 July 2021).
- ↑ Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020 | Kunwar Bechain. kavishala.in. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ↑ 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