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{{Short description|Hindi writer, critic, and satirist}}
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'''Sushil Siddharth''' (2 July 1958 – 17 March 2018) was a Hindi prose and poetry writer, critic, editor, and satirist. He was a journalist and columnist and the co-editor of several periodicals. He was awarded the Madhuban Vyanga Shri Samman in 2017 for his satirical works.

==Career==
Born in the village of Bheera, [[Sitapur district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], on 2 July 1958, Sushil Siddharth did his Ph.D. from the [[University of Lucknow]].<ref name="RP">{{cite web|title=Authors of Rajkamal Prakashan Group: Sushil Siddharth|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/default/jmproducts/filter/index/?author=970|publisher=[[Rajkamal Prakashan]]|accessdate=19 March 2018|language=Hindi}}</ref>

After finishing his higher education, Siddharth became involved in the literary circles of [[Lucknow]] while continuing as a freelance writer for newspapers and magazines.<ref name="Lucknow19">{{cite news|last=Valmiki|first=Santosh|title=हर जगह अपनी मौजूदगी का एहसास करा देते थे सुशील|url=http://epaper.livehindustan.com/epaper/UP/Lucknow/2018-03-19/54/Page-13.html|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=19 March 2018|location=Lucknow|page=9|language=Hindi}}</ref> He considered [[Gyan Chaturvedi]] the father of satire, and his personal mentor.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prasoon|first1=Pankaj|title=व्यंग्य के नए मुहावरे गढ़ने वाले रचनाकार का यूं चले जाना...|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/the-creator-who-created-the-new-idiom-of-the-satirical-idol-is-gone-/articleshow/63348073.cms|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=[[Navbharat Times]]|date=18 March 2018|location=Lucknow|language=Hindi}}</ref> He also co-edited the Hindi periodicals ''Tadbhav'' and ''Kathakrama''.<ref name="RP" /> His column in the latter, titled ''Raag Lantrani'', brought him recognition. During 1988–90, Siddharth and Ram Bahadur Mishra jointly edited and published ''Birwa'', a quarterly magazine dedicated to promoting the [[Awadhi language]].<ref name="Lucknow19" /> Siddharth was additionally a guest faculty at the [[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya|Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University]], and also wrote plays for television and radio.<ref name="RP" /> Since its inception, he had been a regular contributor to ''Indraprastha Bharti'', a magazine of the Hindi Academy in New Delhi, where his column ''Kataaksh'' was highly popular.<ref name="ND" /> He wrote four collections of satire: ''Preeti Na Kariyo Koy'', ''Mo Sam Kaun'', ''Naarad Ki Chinta'', ''Maalish Mahapurana''; and contributed two anthologies of poems: ''Eka'' and ''Bagan Bagan Kahe Chiriya'' in Awadhi.<ref name="MGAHV">{{cite news|title=लेखक सुशील सिद्धार्थ का व्यक्तित्व|url=http://www.hindisamay.com/writer/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5.cspx?id=2474|trans-title=Profile of Writer Sushil Siddharth|accessdate=19 March 2018|publisher=[[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]]|language=Hindi}}</ref>

The {{Ill|Uttar Pradesh Hindi Institute|hi|उत्तर प्रदेश हिन्दी संस्थान, लखनऊ}} twice nominated Siddharth for its Best satire and Best Awadhi poem awards.<ref name="ND" /> In 2017, he was awarded the Madhuban Vyanga Shri Samman for his satirical works.<ref>{{cite news|title=यूपी के सुशील सिद्धार्थ को मिलेगा मधुबन व्यंग्य श्री सम्मान|trans-title=UP's Sushil Siddharth will receive the Madhuban Vyanga Shri Samman|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/kota/news/RAJ-KOT-OMC-MAT-latest-kota-news-052007-365794-NOR.html|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|date=30 October 2017|location=Kota, Rajasthan|language=Hindi}}</ref> Siddharth worked as an editor for the [[Rajkamal Prakashan]] group before joining Kitabghar Prakashan, where he served till his death.<ref name="Lucknow18" /> He edited the book series ''Vyanga Samay''.<ref>{{cite news|title=अंतिम दिन हर स्टाल पर पसंदीदा किताब खोजने में लगे थे पुस्तक प्रेमी|url=https://www.jagran.com/delhi/new-delhi-city-book-fair-17359130.html|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=[[Dainik Jagran]]|date=14 January 2018|location=New Delhi|language=Hindi}}</ref> For his work in [[literary criticism]], Siddharth was awarded by [[Bhopal]]'s Spandan Sanstha.<ref name="ND" />

==Personal life==
Siddharth stayed alone in Delhi while his family lived in Lucknow. He died on 17 March 2018 from complications arising after a heart attack.<ref name="Lucknow18">{{cite news|title=सुशील सिद्धार्थ नहीं रहे, साहित्यजगत स्तब्ध|url=http://epaper.livehindustan.com/epaper/UP/Lucknow/2018-03-18/54/Page-13.html|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=18 March 2018|location=Lucknow|page=11|language=Hindi}}</ref> His body was [[cremation|cremated]] the following day in Lucknow's Bhainsakund Crematorium.<ref>{{cite news|title=साहित्यकार सुशील सिद्धार्थ का शरीर पंचतत्व में विलीन|trans-title=Author Sushil Siddhartha's body merge into Panchatatva|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-author-sushil-siddhartha-s-body-merge-into-panchatatv-1857134.html|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=18 March 2018|location=Lucknow|language=Hindi}}</ref> A condolence ceremony in his memory was held at {{Ill|Gopal Chaturvedi|hi|गोपाल चतुर्वेदी}}'s residence. Fellow writer Dayanand Pandey said that satire was the oxygen in Siddharth's life.{{Efn|Original statement [[Hindi language|in Hindi]]: "इनके जीवन में व्यंग्य ऑक्सीजन का काम करता था।"}}<ref>{{cite news|title=सुशील हमारे बीच असंतोष छोड़ गए...|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/lucknow/story-sushil-1859121.html|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=19 March 2018|language=Hindi|location=Lucknow}}</ref> Novelist [[Maitreyi Pushpa]] was of the view that Siddharth's talent was never properly treasured in his lifetime, and that publishers for whom he worked took advantage of his financial condition.{{Efn|Original statements [[Hindi language|in Hindi]]: "सुशील की प्रतिभा का सही उपयोग नहीं हो सका।" and "सुशील सिद्धार्थ ने जिन भी प्रकाशनों में नौकरी की उन्होंने उनके आर्थिक अभाव को भुनाया।"}}<ref name="ND">{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Praveen|title=हंसमुख स्वभाव के चलते दुश्मनों के भी दोस्त थे सुशील सिद्धार्थ : मैत्रेयी पुष्पा|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/national/story-famous-writer-sushil-siddharth-was-everbodys-friend-says-maitreyi-pushpa-1856537.html|accessdate=21 March 2018|work=[[Hindustan (newspaper)|Hindustan]]|date=18 March 2018|language=Hindi|location=New Delhi}}</ref>

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[[Category:1958 births]]
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[[Category:People from Sitapur district]]
[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]
[[Category:Poets from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian satirists]]
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