Shivmangal Singh Suman

Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' (शिवमंगल सिंह सुमन; 1915ndash 2002) was a noted Hindi poet and academician, who won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974 and Padma Bhushan in 1999.

Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India, said, "Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ‘Suman’ was not only a powerful signature in the field of Hindi poetry, but he was also the custodian of the collective consciousness of his time. His creations not only expressed the pain of his own feelings, but were also fearless constructive commentary on the issues of the era." [ [http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rnov2002/27112002/r2711200236.html Prime Minister's Office] @7 November, 2002.] .

Biography

Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' was born on 5 August 1915 at Jhagarpur, Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh (India), is a leading Hindi writer and poet. He did M.A. and Ph.D. in Hindi from Benaras Hindu University, the university also honoured him with a D.Litt. in 1950.

] =Career=

Suman worked as the Vice Chancellor of Vikram University (Ujjain) during 1968-78; the Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow; Press & Cultural Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu (Nepal) during 1956-61; and the President, Association of Indian Universities (New Delhi) during 1977-78.

He was the Executive President, Kalidas Academy, Ujjain, until he died on November 27, 2002 [ [http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/gauravgram/sms_suman/index.htm Biography and Works] www.anubhuti-hindi.org.] [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/29553442.cms Shiv Mangal Singh 'Suman'] The Times of India, November 27, 2002.] .

Awards and honours

*'Deva Puraskar' - 1958
*'Soviet Land Nehru Award' - 1974
*'Sahitya Akademi Award' - 1974 also for "Mitti ki Barat" 'मिट्टी की बारात' [http://www.indiapicks.com/Literature/Sahitya_Academy/Hindi/Hindi-1974.htm Sahitya Akademi Citation] ]
*'Shikhar Samman' - 1993 from M.P. Govt.
*'Bharat Bharti' Award - 1993 and several others.

He was conferred Padma Shri, by the Government of India in 1974, and Padma Bhushan in 1999. D.Litt. by Bhagalpur University in 1973 & by Jabalpur University in 1983 [ [http://unnao.nic.in/person.htm Shivmangal Singh Suman Profile] Unnao district Official website.]

Publications

Poetry

* 'Hillol' in 1939
* 'Jeevan ke Gaan' in 1942
* 'Yug ka Mol' in 1945
* 'Pralay Srajan' in 1950
* 'Vishwas Badalta hi Gaya' in 1948
* 'Vidhya Himalaya' in 1960
* 'Mitti Ki Baarat' in 1972
* 'Vani ki Vyatha' in 1980
* 'Kate Anguthon ki Vandanvaren' in 1991

Criticism

* 'Mahadevi ki Kavya Sadhana' - 1951
* 'Geeti Kavya : Udyam Aur Vikas' - 1995

Plays

* "Prakriti Purush Kalidas" (1961)

References

External links

* [http://hi.literature.wikia.com/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8 Shivmangal Singh Suman at Kavita Kosh]
* [http://poets-hindipoem.blogspot.com/2006/09/shivmangal-singh-suman.html Poems by Shivmangal Singh Suman]