Chandrakant Devtale
Chandrakant Devtale | |
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| Born | 7 November 1936 Gondwana, India |
| Died | 14 August 2017 (aged 80) |
Chandrakant Devtale (1936—2017; Hindi pronunciation: [t͡ʃən̪d̪ɾəkãːt̪ d̪eːʋt̪aːleː]) was an Indian poet, and a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Chandrakant Devtale was born on November 6, 1936, in the Gondwana region of India. During his childhood, his family migrated to the Indore State.[1] He completed his higher education in Indore, and received his doctorate from the Sagar University.[2]: 12
Devtale mostly wrote poems in both Hindi and Marathi.[2]: 12 He has been referred to as one of the most political Hindi poets.[1] In his review of the poem, "दीवारों पर खून से" ('On walls with blood'), Kuldeep Kumar referred Devtale as a "genuine writer, under the enormous, multi-faceted pressures of new society."[3]: 118 In a 2016 event, speaking about poetry, Devtale said: "My roots are in villages and the anxiety in me belongs to the tribals."[4] He has received various awards, including the Makhan Lal Chaturvedi Award,[2]: 12 Sahitya Akademi Award,[5] and Kusumagraja National Award.[6] Devtale's works include:[1]
- "हड्डियों में छिपा ज्वर" ('The fever hidden in bones')
- "भूखंड तप रहा है" ('The Earth heats up')
- "रोशनी के मैदान की तरफ़" ('Towards the Flatland of Light')
- "आग हर चीज़ में बताई गई थी" ('Fire Was Said to Dwell in Everything')
Devtale died on August 14, 2017.[1]
References
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