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{{Short description|Indian writer and journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}

{{Infobox writer
| name = Shrinarayan Chaturvedi
| birth_date = 28 September 1895
| birth_place = [[Etawah]]
| death_date = 18 August 1990
| occupation = Writer, litterateur, publicist, journalist
| language = [[Hindi]]
| pseudonym = Shrivar, Vinod Sharma
| alma_mater = [[Allahabad University]]<br />[[University of London Worldwide]]
| notable_works = Editor of ''[[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]]'' magazine
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (1984)
}}
'''Shrinarayan Chaturvedi''' (also spelled as '''Shri Narain Chaturvedi''') (born 28 September 1895, in [[Etawah]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]; died on 18 August 1990) was an Indian writer, litterateur, publicist, and journalist known for his contributions to the promotion of the [[Hindi language]]. He served as the editor of [[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]].<ref name="0:1">Bharatiya Charitra Kosh by Leeladhar Sharma 'Parvatiya', published by Shiksha Bharati, Madarsa Road, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi, Page 870</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SboWOqY0PL0C |title=Hindi ke nirmata: Pandit Shrinarayan Chaturvedi, Hindi ke aparajeya yoddha. (Page 201) |publisher=Bhartiya Jnanpith |isbn=9788126317677 |access-date=17 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121031249/https://books.google.co.in/books?id=SboWOqY0PL0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=21 January 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=इटावा को साहित्य की उर्वरा भूमि कहते थे अटल जी |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-atal-ji-had-relationship-with-etawah-chr39-s-literary-environment-21200881.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagaran]] |date=24 December 2020 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Parag |title=इसलिए सारा काम छोड़कर अखबार का अंतिम प्रूफ जांचते थे श्रीनारायण चतुर्वेदी |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/astro/spirituality/motivational-stories/interesting-and-amazing-story-of-editor-shri-narayan-chaturvedi/articleshow/91553938.cms |publisher=[[Navbharat Times]] |date=3 May 2022 |language=Hindi}}</ref> In 1984, he received the [[Padma Bhushan]] for contributions to literature from the [[Government of India]].<ref name="O:2">{{cite news |title=Padma Awards 1984 |url=https://www.padmaawards.gov.in/content/notifications/PadmaAwards/1984.pdf}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Shrinarayan Chaturvedi was born in 1895 in the [[Etawah district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. However, in his autobiography titled ''Parivesh Ki Katha'', he states that his date of birth is 28 December 1893.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Śrīnārāyaṇa Caturvedī |title=Pariveśa kī kathā - Autobiography of Sri Narain Chaturvedi, 1895-1990, Hindi author. |date=1995 |publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] |isbn=9788173151361 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vbuaemXnBBMC}}</ref>

His father, Dwarika Prasad was a [[Sanskrit]] scholar of his era in the region and authored over a hundred books. His father's scholarship influenced his intellectual pursuits. He received his education at [[University of Allahabad]], where he studied history. After completing his higher education, he worked as a teacher for a period. In 1925, with a scholarship from the [[Uttar Pradesh Government]], he pursued higher studies in education in [[England]], earning an [[M.A.]] in education from the [[University of London Worldwide|University of London]]. Later, in 1928, after completing his studies, he was appointed as an officer in the Education Department of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="0:1"/>

== Work ==
Shrinarayan Chaturvedi dedicated his life to the promotion of the Hindi language. Recognizing his commitment to Hindi, following the suggestion of [[Purushottam Das Tandon]], Chaturvedi was appointed [[Deputy Director-General|Deputy Director General]] (Language) at [[All India Radio]] during [[Sardar Patel]]'s tenure as Minister of Information. His efforts led to the cessation of [[Arabic|Arab]]-[[Persianization]] of the language used in radio broadcasts. Upon retiring from radio service, he served as the Director of the Education and Archaeology Department of Central India for four years.<ref name="0:1"/>

Chaturvedi, under the [[pseudonym]] 'Shrivar,' wrote poetry and published two collections, namely ''Ratnadeep'' and ''Jeevan Kan''. He translated books such as ''Vishwa Ka Itihas'' and ''Shashan'' from English. He served as the editor of the dictionary ''Visvabharati'' published in Hindi. For two decades, starting in 1955, he successfully edited the historical Hindi monthly magazine ''[[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]]''. On the literary front, he authored and translated 36 books, and under the pen name 'Vinod Sharma', he penned satires. He also had interests in [[archaeology]] and [[art]].<ref name="0:1"/>

== Bibliography ==
{{unsourced|section|date=August 2025}}
* ''Pavan Smaran''
* ''Hindi Vishv Bharti Khand''
* ''Gramya - Shiksha Ka Itihas''
* ''Vishw Ki Kahani''
* ''Hindi Vishva - Bharati''
* ''Munshii Abhinandan Granth''
* ''Ratnadeep ''
* ''Jeevan Kan''
* ''Shashan''

== Awards and recognition ==
The Uttar Pradesh government awarded him the Bharat Bharti Award, one of the highest literary honors given by the state. However, when the government decided to accord [[Urdu]] the status of the second official language of the state, Chaturvedi declined this award in protest.<ref name="0:1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=हिन्दी के भैय्यासाहब : पं. श्रीनारायण चतुर्वेदी |url=https://palpalindia.com/2021/12/29/Kla-Sanskriti-Hindi-Bhaiyya-Sahab-Pandit-Shrinarayan-Chaturvedi-Book-Niji-Varta-news-in-hindi.html |publisher=Palpal India |date=29 December 2021 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

In 1984, the [[Government of India]] awarded him the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third-highest civilian honor in India, for his contributions to literature.<ref name="O:2"/>

The [[Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan]] has established the Pandit Shrinarayan Chaturvedi Sahitya Samman, a literary award with a monetary prize of ₹2,00,000, presented in recognition of outstanding literary contributions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anurag |title=कलम को सलाम : ऊषा किरन खान को भारत-भारती सम्मान, ये है पूरी सूची |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow-city-uttar-pradesh-hindi-sansthan-announced-list-of-awards-for-the-year2018-19596834.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=20 September 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=हिंदी संस्थान के पुरस्कारों के लिए 23 तक आवदेन:34 विधाओं में मिलेगा सम्मान, लखनऊ में भेजना होगा आवेदन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/uttar-pradesh/bahraich/news/bahraich-up-to-23-applications-for-the-awards-of-hindi-sansthan-respect-will-be-given-in-34-disciplines-application-will-have-to-be-sent-in-lucknow-129715257.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=25 April 2022 |language=Hindi}}</ref> In 1992, [[Prabhat Prakashan]] published the biography ''Hindimay Jivan Pandit Shrinarayan Chaturvedi'', written by [[Vidya Niwas Mishra]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Vidya Niwas Mishra |author1-link=Vidya Niwas Mishra |title=Hindimaya jīvana Paṃ. Śrīnārāyaṇa Caturvedī |date=1992 |publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] |isbn=9788173150135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3tNjAAAAMAAJ&q=Shrinarayan+Chaturvedi}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4X4HR_P2KY "श्री नारायण चतुर्वेदी का हिन्दी साहित्य की समृद्धि में योगदान"] (a [[TV program]] on [[Doordarshan]], 2021)

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[[Category:Journalists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education]]
[[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:University of Allahabad alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of University of London Worldwide]]

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