Jagdish Chaturvedi was an Indian poet of Hindi literature.[1]
Early life
He was born on 15 August 1929,[1] at Gwalior in the state of Madhya Pradesh and after securing his master's degree in Philosophy, started his career by joining Madhav College, Ujjain as a member of its faculty.[2] Later, worked in All India Radio and the Central Hindi Directorate as an editor.[2] He published several books of prose and poetry[3][4] and also translated many books into the Hindi language.[2] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2003.[5] He died at his Delhi residence in 2015.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1999). ISBN 9788126008735
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Renowned writer passes away. The Pioneer(17 September 2015). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ↑ Hindi Book Centre profile. Hindi Book Centre(2015). Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ↑ Five Hindi Poets{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sampark(2004). ISBN 9788177680034
- ↑ Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2015). Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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