Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena

Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (सर्वेश्वरदयाल सक्सेना) (September 17 1927–September 24, 1983) was a noted Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright, who was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the "Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ era (Experimentalism), which in time evolved to became the "Nayi Kavita" (New Poetry) movement [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=1843311259 New Poetry in Hindi by Lucy Rosenstein] Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN 9781843311256.]

Biography

Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born on September 17 1927 in Basti city, in Uttar Pradesh, and received his education in Banaras Hindu University, and Allahabad University [ [http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/gauravgram/sds/index.htm Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena-Profile and Works] www.anubhuti-hindi.org.] , today, he considered an important political poets of the last century [ [http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=Ln5Rl13jGL8GnWS7ppnmBr3PZDG0b6jrMF61hGsrLlyjvBnJTcMr!2003409385?docId=95705155 Four Hindi Poets] Journal article by Shrikant Verma; World Literature Today, Vol. 68, 1994.] . He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Poetry collection, "Khutiyon Par Tange Log" (People Hanging From Pegs).

His noted short story, "Bakri" (Scapegoat), has been adapted as 'kuri.com', in Kannada, by M.S. Sathyu, has been staged many times over the year, with revised adaptations, starting from the Emergency period (1975-77), when it was used as a political lampoon [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1535405066.cms Scapegoat] Kuri in Kannada mean goat, The Times of India, Dec 12, 2001] , it has also been presented as a folk play [ [http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=173701 Nautanki from Kanpur, World Theatre Day] The Indian Express, March 14. 2006,] . His other noted plays are, "Lakh Ki Naak" [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006063001490300.htm&date=2006/06/30/&prd=fr& "Lakh Ki Naak"] The Hindu, June 30, 2006.] , "Hawalat" [ [http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/05july25/state.htm#2 Natrang stages 'Hawalat', Jammu] Daily Excelsior, July 24, 2005.] and "Bhaun Bhaun Khaun Khaun" [ [http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/04/stories/2004120411410300.htm Kalamandira, Mysore] The Hindu, Dec 04, 2004.] .

One of his poems has been turned into an animation short, by Siddhartha Pratap Singh, titled "Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita" [ [http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2007/10/13/stories/2007101350960200.htm Sadho Poetry Film Fest] The Hindu , Oct 13, 2007.]

Excerpts

Goli khaane ke baad,
Ek ke muh se nikla Ram,
Doosre ke muh se nikla Mao,
Teesre ke muh se nikla Aloo.
Post-mortem ki report yeh kehti hai,
Ki pehle do ke pet bhare hue the.

Translation:
After getting shot at,
The first man cried ‘Ram’,
The second man cried ‘Mao’,
The third man cried ‘Potato’.
The post-mortem report says,
That the first two had their stomachs full.

References

Bibliography

* People Hanging From Pegs by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena, Tr. Kedar Nath Komal, 1991, Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 8172015809.

Further reading

* New Poetry in Hindi: Nayi Kavita in Hindi: An Anthology, translated by Lucy Rosenstein, Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN-13 9781843311256.

Online Works

* [http://www.geeta-kavita.com/indian_poetry_list.asp?author=Sarveshwer_Dayal_Saxena Four Poems by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena]
* [http://www.prayogshala.com/poems/saxena-suraj-ko-nahi-doobne-doonga Suraj Ko Nahi Doobne Doonga, A Poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena]

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