Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena

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'''Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena''' (15 September 1927 – 23 September 1983) was a [[Hindi language|Hindi]] writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who
first published in one of the "[[Tar Saptak]]s", which ushered in the ‘Prayogvaad’ (Experimentalism) era, which in time evolved to become the "Nayi Kavita" (New Poetry) movement.<ref>New Poetry in Hindi by Lucy Rosenstein, Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. {{ISBN|978-1-84331-125-6}}.</ref>

==Biography==
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born on the date 15 September 1927 in [[Basti, Uttar Pradesh|Basti]] a city, in [[Uttar Pradesh]] he received his education at [[Banaras Hindu University]], and [[Allahabad University]].<ref>[http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/gauravgram/sds/index.htm Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena-Profile and Works]
www.anubhuti-hindi.org.</ref> Today he is considered a very important political poet.<ref>[https://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst;jsessionid=Ln5Rl13jGL8GnWS7ppnmBr3PZDG0b6jrMF61hGsrLlyjvBnJTcMr!2003409385?docId=95705155 Four Hindi Poets] Journal article by Shrikant Verma; World Literature Today, Vol. 68, 1994.</ref> He won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his Poetry collection, ''Khutiyon Par Tange Log'' ("People Hanging From Pegs").{{Citation needed|date= June 2012}} His short story, ''Bakri'' ("Scapegoat"), has been adapted as 'kuri.com', in [[Kannada language|Kannada]], by [[M. S. Sathyu|M.S.Sathyu]], has been staged many times over the year, with revised adaptations, starting from the [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]] period (1975–77), when it was used as a political lampoon,<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/scapegoat/articleshow/1535405066.cms Scapegoat] Kuri in Kannada mean goat, [[The Times of India]], 12 December
2001</ref> it has also been presented as a folk play.<ref>[http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=173701 Nautanki from Kanpur, World Theatre Day] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110112081906/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=173701 |date=12 January 2011 }} [[The Indian Express]], 14 March 2006,</ref> His other noted plays are, ''Lakh Ki Naak'',<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006063001490300.htm&date=2006/06/30/&prd=fr& "Lakh Ki Naak"] [[The Hindu]], 30 June 2006.</ref> ''Hawalat''<ref>[http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/05july25/state.htm#2 Natrang stages 'Hawalat', Jammu] Daily Excelsior, 24 July 2005.</ref> and ''Bhaun Bhaun Khaun Khaun''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050204105119/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/04/stories/2004120411410300.htm Kalamandira, Mysore] [[The Hindu]], 4 December 2004.</ref>
Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena even wrote ''Mukti ki Aakanksha'' that showed the
need of independency during his time.
One of his poems has been turned into an animation short, by Siddhartha
Pratap Singh, titled ''Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita''.
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121107172057/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/10/13/stories/2007101350960200.htm Sadho Poetry Film Fest] [[The Hindu]] , 13 October 2007.</ref> he also wrote 'Sham Ek Kishan'. He also wrote many children's poem of which ''Ibn batuta ka juta'' is the popular one.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jośī|first1=sampādana, Niraṅkāra Deva Sevaka, Kr̥shṇa Kumāra ; citrāṅkana, Jagadīśa|title=Mahake sārī galī galī : bīsavīṃ sadī kī śreshṭha Hindī bāla-kavitāoṃ kā saṅkalana|date=1996|publisher=Neśanala Buka Ṭrasṭa|location=Nayī Dillī|isbn=9788123717326|page=[https://archive.org/details/MehkeSaariGaliGali-Hindi-Nbt/page/n22 51]|edition=Pahalā saṃskaraṇa.|url=https://archive.org/details/MehkeSaariGaliGali-Hindi-Nbt|accessdate=11 February 2017}}</ref> He edited the children's magazine ''Parag''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vimarsh|first1=Shiksha|title=प्रो कृष्णकुमार से बातचीत.pdf|url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_qRXiiZknfoSlVpbzJFd1hMa1dPdmJYX0ltZ0F0T2VSLWZN|website=Google Docs(Pg -5)|accessdate=11 February 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''People Hanging From Pegs'' by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena, Tr. Kedar Nath Komal, 1991, [[Sahitya Akademi]], {{ISBN|81-7201-850-9}}.

==Further reading==
* ''New Poetry in Hindi: Nayi Kavita in Hindi: An Anthology'', translated by Lucy Rosenstein, Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. {{ISBN|9781843311256}}.

==Online works==
*[http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena at Kavita Kosh] {{in lang|hi}}
*[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]

==External links==
* [http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena at Kavita Kosh] {{in lang|hi}}
* {{YouTube|o0ulxIyH3Oo|Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita - A poetry film by Sidharth Pratap Singh}}

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[[Category:1927 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Basti]]
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]
[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]
[[Category:Hindi-language poets]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Indian male poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Uttar Pradesh]]

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