- Shailesh Matiyani
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caption = शैलेश मटियानी (1931-2001)
birthdate =October 14 ,1931
location =Barechhina ,Almora ,Uttarakhand IND
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deathdate = Death date and age|2001|04|24|1931|10|14
deathplace =Delhi IND
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birthname = Ramesh Singh Matiyani
occupation = writer, poet, essayist
othername = Ramesh Singh Matiyani 'Shailesh'
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awards =Ramesh Singh Matiyani 'Shailesh', popularly known as Shailesh Matiyani (
Hindi : शैलेश मटियानी) (October 14 ,1931 -April 24 ,2001 ) [http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/lekhak/s/shaileshmatiyani.htm Author Profile] abhivyakti-hindi] , is aHindi writer, poet, essayist fromUttarakhand .He became most known for his short stories, depicting the struggles and the fighting spirit of the Indian lower and lower-middle class, which he embodied himself and expressed through his writings all through his life, and which gave him the title - People’s Writer or ‘Jankathakar’ (जनकथाकार), [ [http://www.publicationsdivision.nic.in/b_show.asp?id=1647 Biography] Publications Division, Ministry of Communication and Broadcasting, Govt. of India.] . And as, Hindi Littérateur, Pankaj Bisht puts it, "how intimate was his depiction of the displaced people from the villages in the urban slums, and those compelled to live and die on footpaths. You won’t find this kind of intimacy in any other language. Matiyani’s protagonists are beggars, pick-pockets, lumpens, drop-outs, marginalised characters. Fatedness — the lopsided policies of progress — they were its victims; and yet, their inner life was so full of humanism and faith." [http://www.tehelka.com/story_main16.asp?filename=In021106Little_Magazines_46.asp Little Magazine’s Raag Darbari] Regional Writing,
Tehelka .February 11 , 2006] . Today, many writers view his work, second to none other thanPremchand himself, though some like Giriraj Kishore, even consider his story writing, beyond of him as well .He wrote over 30 novels, including 'Ramkali (रामकली) and 'Suryaasth Kosi, over 17 collection of stories including his most popular stories 'Maimood' (मैमूद) [ [http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/kahaniyan/2000/maimood/maimood.htm "Maimood", a story by Shailesh Matiyani - Hindi] ] , 'Yada Kada' (यदा कदा) [ [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/cgi-bin/metainfo.cgi?&title1=yada%20kada&author1=Shailesh%20matiyani&subject1=Literature&year=1992%20&language1=hindi&pages=189&barcode=5990010044011&author2=&identifier1=&publisher1=Alok%20industries&contributor1=&vendor1=NONE&scanningcentre1=iiit,%20allahabad&scannerno1=&digitalrepublisher1=Digital%20Library%20of%20India&digitalpublicationdate1=0000-00-00&numberedpages1=&unnumberedpages1=&rights1=OUT_OF_COPYRIGHT©rightowner1=Hindustani%20Academy%20Allahabad©rightexpirydate1=&format1=%20&url=/data/upload/0044/016 "Yada Kada" by Shailesh Matiyani (1992) at Digital Library of India - Hindi] ] and 'Ardhangini' [ [http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/kahaniyan/2000/ardhangini/ardhangini1.htm "Ardhangini", a story by Shailesh Matiyani - Hindi] ] , 28 collection of stories, 7 collection of folk tales, apart from writing numerous essays [ [http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/snibandh/hindi_diwas/bhashaaurdesh.htm "Bhasha aur Desh", an essay by Shailesh Matiyani - Hindi] ] and over 16 books for children .
In 1994, he was awarded an
honorary degree ofD.Litt. byKumaun University ,Nainital .Biography
Ramesh Singh Matiyani 'Shailesh' was born on
October 14 ,1931 , inBarechhina (बाड़ेछीना),Almora district ,Uttarakhand , it was here and later atAlmora , that he studied up to High School.His first novel, "Borivilli se Boribander tak" was published in 1959, and in his career spanning five decades, he wrote numerous short stories, novels and published many collections of stories and essays. He was also known for his stories for children. He remained the editor of two publications, 'Janpaksh' and 'Vikalp', for many years . Thereafter, he moved to
Haldwani , where he spent the rest of his years, though suffering a depression attack in July, 1995, he would often travelled to Delhi and Lucknow, for treatment, despite that he continued writing prolifically [http://www.creativeuttarakhand.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=40 "शैलेश मटियानी :लिखना एक आहट पैदा करना है" Dainik Jagaran article] ] .He died on
April 24 ,2001 , inDelhi and was cremated atHaldwani [ [http://www.geocities.com/kkarnatak/html/shailash_matiyani.htm Tributes] Tribute page to Shailesh Matiyani] .After his death, 'Shailesh Matiyani Smriti Katha Puraskar' was established by
Madhya Pradesh Government. [ [http://news.oneindia.in/2007/01/12/poddar-chosen-for-naresh-mehta-award-1168612887.html Poddar chosen for Naresh Mehta award] OneIndia, Friday, January 12 2007.]Bibliography
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