- Nathuram Sharma
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Nathuram Sharma (Hindi: नाथूराम शर्मा), better known by his pen-name Shankar (Hindi: शंकर), (1859–1932) was a Hindi and Urdu poet from Harduaganj, North-Western Provinces, British India. He worked with the Irrigation Department at Kanpur and subsequently as an Ayurvedic physician. His poetic works are primarily in the dialects of Braj Bhasha and Khariboli.[1][2][3]
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Early life
Shankar was born in 1859 in Harduaganj , Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, and received his early education at the local primary school.[3][2] In 1874 when he was student of Middle Class, English Educational Inspector E. T. Constable inspected the school. Constable was impressed with his talent and knowledge and commented in the inspection book: "Nathuram is an intelligent student, full of promise."[citation needed] He is the father of Hari Shankar Sharma.
Shankar knew Sanskrit and Persian as well as Hindi and Urdu.[1] He was a contributor to Saraswati, the literary journal of Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi.[4][5]
Poetic works
His poetic works include: Anurag ratna, Shankar saroj, Garbhranda rahasya, Gitavali, Kavita kunj, Doha, Samasyapurtiyan, Vividh rachnayen, Kalit kalewar and Shankar satsai. Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, he was a social reformer who used his mastery of language effectively to this purpose.[1]
He was referred to as Mahakavi meaning Great Poet.[3][2] Shankar died in 1932.[2][3]
Books on his life
Mahakavi shankara Smratiai Grantha which -Published by Mahakavi Sankara-Smaraka Samiti, in 1986.[3] Nathurama Sharma Shankar ki kavya-sadhana by Vasanti Salavekara & Published by-Vinaya Prakhasan in 1994[2]
Notes
- ^ a b c Pande, V.R. (1992). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature. Five. Sahitya Akademi: New Delhi. p. 3971. ISBN 9788126012213. http://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3971&lpg=PA3971&dq=Nathuram+Shankar+Sharma&source=bl&ots=Y6GFy6nAz1&sig=GG_jMG_EQAm_vwHuPYAzdSRvdLk&hl=en&ei=w1EITpC6MKqImQWp4vyqDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Nathuram%20Shankar%20Sharma&f=false.
- ^ a b c d e [1] Nāthūrāma Śarmā Śaṅkara kī kāvya-sādhanā(1994) : Study of the works of Nāthūrāmaśaṅkara Śarmā, 1859-1932, Hindi poet.
- ^ a b c d e [2] Mahākavi Śaṅkara-smr̥ti-grantha(1986):Commemoration volume for Nāthūrāmaśaṅkara Śarmā, 1859-1932, Hindi poet; comprises articles on his life and works.
- ^ Modern Indian literature, an anthology, Volume 1, Surveys & Poems, K. M. George (ed.),Sāhitya Akādemī: New Delhi (1992), p. 149
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References
- History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy, Sisir Kumar Das (ed.), Sahitya Akademi: New Delhi (1995), p. 199, ISBN 8172017987
External links
- BrandBihar.com poem in Hindi.
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Categories:- 1859 births
- People from Aligarh
- 1932 deaths
- Hindi poets
- Hindi-language writers
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