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Nagarjun

Born

in Darbhanga, Bihar, India

June 30, 1911

Died

November 05, 1998

Genre

Poetry, Fiction

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He was one of the most influential poet of Maithili and Hindi. Besides poems, he also wrote a number of short stories, novels and travelogues. He was awarded with Sahitya Academy Award for his book "Patarheen Nagna Gach". He received Sahitya Academy Fellowship for lifetime achievement which is the highest literary award of India.

Born as Vaidya naath Mishra into a Maithil Brahmin family, he later converted to Buddhism and got the name "Nagarjun". He started his literary career with writing maithili poems and chose the pen name "Yatri". He became a teacher for sometime in Saharanpur, UP but his quest for Buddhism led him to Srilanka in 1935 where he converted to Buddhism following the footsteps of his mentor "Rahul Sankrityayan". There he als He was one of the most influential poet of Maithili and Hindi. Besides poems, he also wrote a number of short stories, novels and travelogues. He was awarded with Sahitya Academy Award for his book "Patarheen Nagna Gach". He received Sahitya Academy Fellowship for lifetime achievement which is the highest literary award of India.

Born as Vaidya naath Mishra into a Maithil Brahmin family, he later converted to Buddhism and got the name "Nagarjun". He started his literary career with writing maithili poems and chose the pen name "Yatri". He became a teacher for sometime in Saharanpur, UP but his quest for Buddhism led him to Srilanka in 1935 where he converted to Buddhism following the footsteps of his mentor "Rahul Sankrityayan". There he also studied Marxisim and Leninism. After his return, he travelled a lot in India. He also participated in Indian Freedom Movement and was jailed by British govt. In post independence period, he played an active role in JP Movement.

Nagarjun is regarded as Jan Kavi and it is said that he was the first poet of India who took poems out of the hands of elite and spread it to masses.

सुविख्यात प्रगतिशील कवि-कथाकार। हिंदी, मैथिली, संस्कृत और बांग्ला में काव्य-रचना। पूरा नाम वैद्यनाथ मिश्र ‘यात्री’। मातृभाषा मैथिली में ‘यात्री’ नाम से ही लेखन। शिक्षा-समाप्ति के बाद घुमक्कड़ी का निर्णय। गृहस्थ होकर भी रमते-राम। स्वभाव से आवेगशील, जीवंत और फक्कड़। राजनीति और जनता के मुक्तिसंघर्षों में सक्रिय और रचनात्मक हिस्सेदारी। मैथिली काव्य-संग्रह ‘पत्रहीन नग्न गाछ’ के लिए साहित्य अकादेमी पुरस्कार। उत्तर प्रदेश हिन्दी संस्थान तथा मध्य प्रदेश और बिहार के शिखर सम्मान सहित कई पुरस्कारों से सम्मानित।

प्रमुख प्रकाशित पुस्तकें: रतिनाथ की चाची, बाबा बटेसरनाथ, दुखमोचन, बलचनमा, वरुण के बेटे, नई पौध आदि (उपन्यास); युगधारा, सतरंगे पंखोंवाली, प्यासी पथराई आँखें, तालाब की मछलियाँ, चंदना, खिचड़ी विप्लव देखा हमने, तुमने कहा था, पुरानी जूतियों का कोरस, हजार-हजार बाँहोंवाली, पका है यह कटहल, अपने खेत में, मैं मिलिटरी का बूढ़ा घोड़ा (कविता-संग्रह); भस्मांकुर, भूमिजा (खंडकाव्य); चित्रा, पत्रहीन नग्न गाछ (हिंदी में भी अनूदित मैथिली कविता-संग्रह); पारो (मैथिली उपन्यास); धर्मलोक शतकम् (संस्कृत काव्य) तथा संस्कृत से कुछ अनूदित कृतियाँ। ...more

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	बाबा बटेसरनाथ 4.11 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	प्रतिनिधि कविताएँ: नागार्जुन 4.36 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	वरुण के बेटे really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	रतिनाथ की चाची 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	बलचनमा 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	कुंभीपाक 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	दुखमोचन 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	उग्रतारा 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1963	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	नयी पौध 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	भूल जाओ पुराने सपने 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1994	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars