Anuj Lugun (born 10 January 1986) is a Jharkhandi Indian poet and writer.Template:Citation needed His poetry espoused indigenous renaissance and intense rebellion against fascism and oppression. Lugun's activism for political and social justice earned him the title of Tribal Poet.Template:Citation needed
Early life and career
Born into a Jharkhandi Mundari family to Arinus Lugun & Jaymmila Lugun in Jaldega Pahantoli, district Simdega, Jharkhand, Anuj is the nephew of William Lugun, a prominent leader of the Jharkhand movement.[1]
Work and service
Lugun is working as Assistant Professor in School of Indian Language at Central University of South Bihar (CUB).[2][3][4][5] Currently pursuing research in Mundari songs at Banaras Hindu University. After serving in the Ministry of Human Resource Development (India), Lugun established himself as a Poet in Jharkhand. Lugun's writings explore themes such as love, freedom, and revolution; he opposed all bigotry, including religious and gender. Throughout his career, Lugun wrote short stories, novels, and essays but is best known for his poems.Template:Citation needed
Awards and recognition
- Yuva Puraskar 2019 for his long Hindi poem Baghaur Sugna Munda ki Beti (The Tiger and the Daughter of Sugna Munda)[6]
- Anuj Lugun- won the prestigious Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Award in 2011 for the best poem in Hindi[7]
- Rashtriya Muktibodh Puraskara (Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Akademi) 2009 Template:Citation needed
References
- ↑ आम –प रचय. Cub.ac.in. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Anuj Lugun - Central University of Bihar - Cub.ac.in. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Anuj Lugun-kritya-2013, an international poetry festival-Wardha-Maharashtra-India. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Anuj Lugun's Poetry. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Yah Palash ke Phoolne ka Samay hai- Anuj Lugun. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Poet from Jharkhand bags Sahitya Akademi award for poem with universal appeal. Countercurrents(2019-07-19). Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ Hindi stalwarts praise tribal poet(11 August 2011). Retrieved 17 February 2015.