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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Shivmangal Singh Suman<br />
| image = Shivmangal Singh Suman.JPG<br />
| alt = Shivmangal Singh Suman<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1915|8|5}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Unnao]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|11|27|1915|8|5}}<br />
| death_place = [[Ujjain]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Poet]], [[academician]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| notableworks = ''Mitti Ki Baarat'', ''Hillol'', ''Jeevan Ke Gaan''<br />
| awards = 1974: [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] <br>1999: [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>1974: [[Padma Shri]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Shivmangal Singh''' "'''Suman'''" (5 August 1915 – 27 November 2002) was an Indian [[poet]] and [[academician]] who wrote in [[Hindi]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' was born on 5 August 1915 at Jhagarpur, [[Unnao district]] in the [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] of British India. He was a leading [[Hindi]] writer and poet. He earned a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] and [[Ph.D.]] in Hindi from [[Benaras Hindu University]]. The university also honoured him with a [[D.Litt.]] in 1950.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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.<br />
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He was the Executive President, Kalidas Academy, [[Ujjain]], until he died of [[heart attack]] on 27 November 2002.<ref>[http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/gauravgram/sms_suman/index.htm Biography and Works] ''anubhuti-hindi.org''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020195605/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-27/news-interviews/27319513_1_hindi-poet-heart-attack-sons-and-three-daughters Shiv Mangal Singh 'Suman'] [[The Times of India|''The Times of India'']], 27 November 2002.</ref><br />
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Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] said that, "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."<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rnov2002/27112002/r2711200236.html Prime Minister's Office], 7 November 2002.</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
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=== Poetry collections ===<br />
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* ''Hillol'' (1939)<br />
* ''Jeevan Ke Gaan'' (1942)<br />
* ''Yug Ka Mol'' (1945)<br />
* ''Pralay Srijan'' (1950)<br />
* ''Vishvas Badhta Hi Gaya'' (1948)<br />
* ''Vindhya Himalaya'' (1960)<br />
* ''Mitti Ki Baarat'' (1972)<br />
* ''Vani Ki Vyatha'' (1980)<br />
* ''Kate Anguthon Ki Bandanavaren'' (1991)<br />
* Fagun Me Savan<br />
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=== Essays ===<br />
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* Mahadevi Ki Kavya Sadhana<br />
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=== Plays ===<br />
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* ''Prakriti Purusha Kalidasa''<br />
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== Awards and honours ==<br />
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* [[Padma Shri]] - 1974<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref><br />
* [[Padma Bhushan]] - 1999<ref name="Padma Awards" /><br />
* Deva Puraskar - 1958<br />
* Soviet Land Nehru Award - 1974<ref>Shrotriya, Prabhakar. ''Shivmangal Singh 'Suman': Man and the Creator''. Topical Publications, New Delhi. 1990. p-165.</ref><br />
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] - 1974 for ''Mitti Ki Barat''<br />
* Shikhar Samman - 1993 from the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
*[[Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan|Bharat Bharti Award]] - 1993<br />
* [[D.Litt.]] By [[Bhagalpur University]] - 1973<ref name="Shivmangal Singh Suman Profile">[http://unnao.nic.in/person.htm Shivmangal Singh Suman Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016084339/http://unnao.nic.in/person.htm |date=16 October 2013 }} [[Unnao district]] Official website.</ref><br />
* [[D.Litt.]] By [[Jabalpur University]] - 1983<ref name="Shivmangal Singh Suman Profile"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/शिवमंगल_सिंह_‘सुमन’ Shivmangal Singh Suman] at Kavita Kosh<br />
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{{Sahitya Akademi Award For Hindi}}<br />
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[[Category:1915 births]]<br />
[[Category:2002 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language poets]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Unnao district]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi]]<br />
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Poets from Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male poets]]<br />
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