Krishna Srinivas (1913–2007) was an Indian writer of English literature, known for his spiritualistic poems. He was the president of the World Poetry Society Intercontinental (WPSI). The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2004.
Biography
Krishna Srinivas, born on July 26, 1913[1] at Srirangam in the Tiruchirappalli district of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, did his college education at University of Madras from where he graduated in 1932 before starting his career as a clerk at the All India Radio in Delhi; he would later become a feature writer at AIR.[2] However, he returned to Chennai to work as a freelance journalist till he founded a journal, POET, in 1960. Later, he was also involved in the formation of the World Poetry Society Intercontinental ad served as an editorial consultant to the International Who's Who In Poetry And Poets' Encyclopaedia, published by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge.[2]
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 2004.[3] He died on December 14, 2007, at the age of 94.[1]
Bibliography
- Dance of dust.{{#if:Krishna Srinivas|, Krishna Srinivas}. Industries Press(1970)
- Vedas in lyrics{{#if:Krishna Srinivas|, Krishna Srinivas}. Poet Press India(1972)
- Great American world poets{{#if:Krishna Srinivas|, Krishna Srinivas}. Poet Press India(1976)
- Tamil poets today{{#if:Cēturāman̲|, Cēturāman̲}. Kaviarasan Publications : Sole selling agents, Tamilmani Puthaka Pannai(1981)
- World poetry{{#if:Krishna Srinivas|, Krishna Srinivas}. World Poetry(1982)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Krishna Srinivas: Quest for Reality by Ram Krishna Singh. www.boloji.com(2018-11-26). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krishna Srinivas dead. The Hindu(2007-12-16). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- ↑ Padma Awards. Padma Awards. Government of India(2018-05-17). Retrieved 2018-05-17.
Further reading
- Indian Writing in English: A Critical Study{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Atlantic Publishers & Dist(2003). ISBN 978-81-269-0285-9
- Srinivas Krishna Poems - Poems of Srinivas Krishna - Poem Hunter. www.poemhunter.com(2018-11-27). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
External links
- LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). id.loc.gov(2018-11-26). Retrieved 2018-11-26.
- Krishna Srinivas - list of publications. Amazon(2018-11-27). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
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