Devendra Satyarthi (28 May 1908 – 2003) was an Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature.[1][2][3]
Early life
Born at Bhadaur (Barnala)[4] he did not complete his education and started travelling from 1927[5] collecting folk songs which he published in his first folk song anthology in 1935 under the name Giddha,[6] which is considered by many as a seminal work.[5]
Satyarthi published over 50 books composed of novels,[7] short stories,[8] poems, essays and folksong anthologies in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi languages, but reportedly on advice from Rabindranath Tagore, he wrote mostly in Punjabi language towards the end.[5] Mere Saakshatkaar,[9] Miss Folklore,[10] Meet My People - Indian Folk Poetry,[11] Pañjābī loka-sāhita wica sainika,[12] Lanka Desa hai Kolambu,[13] Brahmaputra,[14] and Rath ke Pahiye[15] are some of his notable works.
A winner of the Hindi Sahitya Sadhna Samman,[16] Satyarthi was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1977.[17] He died on 12 February 2003, at the age of 94, succumbing to old age illnesses.[5] Pancham, a monthly magazine published from Lahore, brought out a 300-page special issue on him in April 2003 and his life has been documented in a biography, Satyarthi – Ik Dant-katha, written by Nirmal Arpan.[5]
See also
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References
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- ↑ Satyarthi, Devendra. Worldcat(2015).
- ↑ Open Library profile. Open Library(2015).
- ↑ ਰਾਮਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਮੁੱਕਦੀ ਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ: ਦਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਤਿਆਰਥੀ. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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- ↑ Giddha{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Navyug(1970)
- ↑ Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1987). ISBN 9788126018031
- ↑ Selected Punjabi Short Stories{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Diamond Pocket Books(2004). ISBN 9788128804786
- ↑ Mere Saakshatkaar{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Kitabghar Prakashan. ISBN 9788170166702
- ↑ Miss Folklore{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pustakayan. ISBN 9788185134703
- ↑ Meet My People - Indian Folk Poetry{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Navyug Publishers(1987)
- ↑ Pañjābī loka-sāhita wica sainika{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Punjab University Publication Bureau(1989)
- ↑ Lanka Desa hai Kolambu{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Navyug Publishers(1991). ISBN 978-8185267548
- ↑ Brahmaputra{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Asia Publications(1956)
- ↑ Rath ke Pahiye{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Praveena Publications(1993)
- ↑ Signposts. India Today(1 October 2001). Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ Padma Shri. Padma Shri(2015).