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DR. MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR
DR. Mahendra Bhatnagar’s is one of the significant post-independence voices in Hindi and Indian English Poetry, expressing the lyricism and pathos, aspirations and yearnings of the modern Indian intellect. Rooted deep into the Indian soil, his poems reflect not only the moods of a poet but of a complex age.
Born in Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) at maternal grandfather’s residence on 26 June 1926; 6 a.m.
Primary education in Jhansi, Morar (Gwalior) and Sabalgarh (Morena); Matric (1941) from High School, Morar (Gwalior); Inter (1943) from Madhav College, Ujjain; B.A. (1945) from Victoria College, - at present, Maharani Laxmi Bai College - Gwalior; M. A. (1948) and Ph.D. (1957) in Hindi from Nagpur University; L.T. (1950 ; Madhya Bharat Govt.)
Places of work — Bundelkhand, Chambal region and Malwa.
High School Teacher from July 1945. Retired as Professor on 1 July 1984 (M.P. Govt. Educational service).
Selected once for the post of Professor of Hindi Language & Literature, in Tashkent University, U.S.S.R. (1978) by UGC & ICCR (NEW DELHI)
Principal Investigator (U.G.C. / Jiwaji University, Gwalior) from 1984 to 1987.
Professor in the IGNOU Teaching Centre of Jiwaji University, Gwalior in 1992.
Worked as Chairman \ Member of various committees in Indore University, Vikram University, Ujjain & Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra.
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From time to time, poems included in various Text-Books of curricula of Educational Boards & Universities of India.
Worked as one of the members in the Audition Committees of Drama / Light Music of All India Radio (Akashvani) - Stations Indore and Gwalior. Contracted Song-Writer of All India Radio \ For all Radio Stations (Light Music Section). Broadcast many poems, talks and other programmes from Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and New Delhi (National Channels) Radio Stations.
Conducted and directed many literary societies in Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Mandsaur and Gwalior.
Appointed as one of the Award-Judges by ‘Bihar Rashtra-Bhasha Parishad, Patna’ (1981 & 1983), ‘Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow’ (1983), ‘Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi, Udaipur’ (1991,1993,1994) & ‘Hindi Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Gujrat (2001).
Poems translated, published and broadcast in many foreign and Indian languages.
Eleven volumes of poems in English
:English translations are accomplished by the poet himself. Several poems are translated by him; while the rest translated versions are completely revised and finalized by him.
[1] ‘FORTY POEMS OF MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR’
[Ed. Prof. L.S. Sharma, Head Dept. Eng., Vikram Univ., Ujjain (M.P.), Foreword : Dr. Vidya Niwas Mishra, Tr. Amir Mohammad Khan, L.S. Sharma; Pub. S. Chand & Co.,New Delhi – 55, 1968]
[2] ‘AFTER THE FORTY POEMS’
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[3] ‘EXUBERANCE AND OTHER POEMS’
[Tr. Prof. Ravinandan Sinha, Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2001]
[4] ‘DR. MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR’S POETRY’
[Tr. Prof. H.C. Gupta, Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2002]
[5] ‘DEATH-PERCEPTION : LIFE-PERCEPTION’
[Tr. Prof. D. C. Chambial, Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2002]
[6] ‘PASSION AND COMPASSION’ [Tr. Dr. P. Adeshwar Rao,
Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2005]
[7] ‘POEMS : FOR A BETTER WORLD’ [ Tr. Kedar Nath Sharma,
Pub. Lokvani Prakashan,New Delhi – 49, 2006]
[8] ‘LYRIC-LUTE’
[Tr. Dr. Shaleen Kumar Singh, Dr. Kalpna Rajput & Others, Pub. Vista International Publishing House, Delhi – 53, 2007]
[9] ‘A HANDFUL OF LIGHT’
[Tr. Prof. D. C. Chambial, Pub. National Publishing House, New Delhi – 2, 2007]
[10] ‘NEW ENLIGHTENED WORLD’
[Tr. Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj, Dr. Mukesh Sharma, Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2010]
[11] ‘DAWN TO DUSK’
[Tr. Dr. Mukesh Sharma, Kedar Nath Sharma, Dr. Narendra Sharma ‘Kusum’, Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2011]
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Subject-wise anthologies in English
[1] ENGRAVED ON THE CANVAS OF TIME
[Poems of social harmony & humanism : realistic & visionary aspects.]
[Pub. Online Gatha, Lucknow -16, 2016]
[2] STRUGGLING FOR LIFE
[Poems of faith & optimism : delight & pain. Philosophy of life.]
Ed. P C K Prem
[Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2015]
[3] LOVE POEMS [4] NATURE POEMS [5] DEATH AND LIFE
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Distinguished Subject-wise Anthologies :
Published Bilingual — English & Hindi
[1] POEMS : FOR HUMAN DIGNITY [Poems of social harmony & humanism] [Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2013]
[2] LIFE : AS IT IS
[Poems of faith & optimism : delight & pain. Philosophy of life.]
[Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2012]
[3] O, MOON, MY SWEET-HEARET! [Love poems]
322 [4] SPARROW and other poems
[Nature Poems]
[5] DEATH AND LIFE
[Poems on Death & Life with criticism]
One volume of translated 108 poems in French
‘A Modern Indian Poet :
Un Poèt Indien Et Moderne — Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar [Tr. Prof. Purnima Ray,
Pub. Indian Publishers Distributors, Delhi – 7, 2004]
Research & Critical studies :
[1] Post-Independence Voice For Social Harmony and Humanism
A Study of Selected Poems of Mahendra Bhatnagar
By Dr. Rama Krishnan Karthikeyan
[Thesis]
[2] Living Through Challenges :
A Study of Dr.Mahendra Bhatnagar’s Poetry
By Dr. B.C. Dwivedy.
[3] DR. MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR’S POETRY :
IN THE EYES OF CRITICS [e-book.]
By Kedar Nath Sharma
[4] Poet Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : His Mind And Art
(In Eng. & French)
323 [5] CONCERNS and CREATION
[A CRITICAL STUDY OF MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR’S POETRY]
Ed. Dr. R. K. Bhushan
[6] DEATH and LIFE
[50 Poems of Mahendra Bhatnagar / Criticism] Ed. Dr. D. C. Chambial
[7] Poet Mahendra Bhatnagar : Realistic and Visionary Aspects
Ed. Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy
[8] AN INDIAN ENGLISH POET : DR. MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR
Ed. Dr. Sulakshna Sharma [Forthcoming]
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Received Awards, four times ( 1952, 1958, 1960, 1985. ) from Madhya Bharat & Madhya Pradesh Govts.
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Adviser :
‘POETCRIT’ (Half-Yearly / Maranda, H.P.),
Member : National Advisory Board —'THE LITERARY HERALD.' [Satna-M.P.]
Member Advisory Board :
Indian Journal of POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES [Half-yearly / Thodupuzha-Kerala]
Contact :
110 Balwant Nagar,Gandhi Road, Gwalior — 474 002 (M.P.) INDIA Phone : 0751-4092908 / M-81 097 300 48
