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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|6|30}}<ref>[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Biblio/nagarjun.html The People's poet – Nagarjun] ''Library'', ''[[University of Virginia]]''. ''From Biblio, Nov–Dec 1998, p. 8-9''.</ref> | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1911|6|30}}<ref>[http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Biblio/nagarjun.html The People's poet – Nagarjun] ''Library'', ''[[University of Virginia]]''. ''From Biblio, Nov–Dec 1998, p. 8-9''.</ref> | ||
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| birth_place = Satlakha Village, [[Madhubani District]], Bihar | | birth_place = Satlakha Village, [[Madhubani District]], Bihar, India | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|11|5|1911|6|11}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1998|11|5|1911|6|11}} | ||
| death_place = Khwaja Sarai, [[Darbhanga district]], Bihar<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/208475.stm South Asia, Hindi poet, Nagarjun, dead] ''[[BBC News]]'', 5 November 1998.</ref> | | death_place = Khwaja Sarai, [[Darbhanga district]], Bihar<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/208475.stm South Asia, Hindi poet, Nagarjun, dead] ''[[BBC News]]'', 5 November 1998.</ref> | ||
|spouse = Aparajita Devi | |spouse = Aparajita Devi | ||
| occupation = Poet, writer, essayist, novelist, buddhist | | occupation = Poet, writer, essayist, novelist, buddhist | ||
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'''Vaidyanath Mishra''' (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his [[pen name]] '''Nagarjun''', was a [[Hindi]] and [[Maithili language|Maithili]] poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, [[Biography in literature|literary biographies]] and travelogues, and was known as ''Janakavi''- the People's Poet. | '''Vaidyanath Mishra''' (30 June 1911 – 5 November 1998), better known by his [[pen name]] '''Nagarjun''', was a [[Hindi]] and [[Maithili language|Maithili]] poet who has also penned a number of novels, short stories, [[Biography in literature|literary biographies]] and travelogues, and was known as ''Janakavi''- the People's Poet. | ||
He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili. | He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98nov29/sunday/head4.htm An ocean of intellect passes into history] ''[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]'', 29 November 1998.</ref><ref>[http://www.revolutionarydemocracy.org/rdv5n1/nagarjun.htm Obituary] ''www.revolutionarydemocracy.org''.</ref> | ||
== Personal life and biography== | == Personal life and biography== | ||
[[File:Library park.jpg|thumb|Sculpture of Nagarjun in the Library Park of [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University|LN Mithila University]]]] | [[File:Library park.jpg|thumb|Sculpture of Nagarjun in the Library Park of [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University|LN Mithila University]]]] | ||
=== Early life and education === | === Early life and education === | ||
Vaidyanath Mishra was born on 30 June 1911, in the village of Tarauni in [[Darbhanga District]] of [[Bihar]], India, he spent most of his days in his mother's village Satlakha of [[Madhubani district]], Bihar. He later converted to [[Buddhism]] and got the name ''Nagarjun''. His mother died when he was only three, and his father being a [[vagabond]] himself, couldn't support him so young Vaidyanath thrived on the support of his relatives, and the scholarships he won on the account of him being an exceptional student. Soon he became proficient in [[Sanskrit]], [[Pali]] and [[Prakrit]] languages, which he first learnt locally and later at [[Varanasi]] and [[Calcutta]], where he was also semi-employed, while pursuing his studies. Meanwhile he married Aparajita Devi and the couple had six children.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} | Vaidyanath Mishra was born on 30 June 1911, in the village of Tarauni in [[Darbhanga District]] of [[Bihar]], India, he spent most of his days in his mother's village Satlakha of [[Madhubani district]], Bihar. He later converted to [[Buddhism]] and got the name ''Nagarjun''. His mother died when he was only three, and his father being a [[vagabond]] himself, couldn't support him so young Vaidyanath thrived on the support of his relatives, and the scholarships he won on the account of him being an exceptional student. Soon he became proficient in [[Sanskrit]], [[Pali]] and [[Prakrit]] languages, which he first learnt locally and later at [[Varanasi]] and [[Calcutta]], where he was also semi-employed, while pursuing his studies. Meanwhile, he married Aparajita Devi and the couple had six children.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} | ||
=== Career === | === Career === | ||
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== Languages == | == Languages == | ||
[[Maithili language|Maithili]] was his mother tongue and he authored many poems, essays and novels in Maithili. He was educated in [[Sanskrit]], [[Pali]], and [[Hindi]]. Hindi remained the language of the bulk of his literature. The Hindi of his works varies from highly [[sanskrit]]ized to [[vernacular]] forms. He was a poet of the masses, and preferred to write in the language of immediate local impact. Therefore he never adhered to specific bounds of languages. | [[Maithili language|Maithili]] was his mother tongue and he authored many poems, essays and novels in Maithili. He was educated in [[Sanskrit]], [[Pali]], and [[Hindi]]. Hindi remained the language of the bulk of his literature. The Hindi of his works varies from highly [[sanskrit]]ized to [[vernacular]] forms. He was a poet of the masses, and preferred to write in the language of immediate local impact. Therefore, he never adhered to specific bounds of languages. | ||
He also had good grasp of the [[Bengali language]] and used to write for Bengali newspapers. He was close to the Bengali [[Hungry generation]] or ''Bhookhi Peerhi'' poets and helped Kanchan Kumari in translating [[Malay Roy Choudhury]]'s long poem ''Jakham'' and ''Chana Jor Garam'' in Hindi. | He also had good grasp of the [[Bengali language]] and used to write for Bengali newspapers. He was close to the Bengali [[Hungry generation]] or ''Bhookhi Peerhi'' poets and helped Kanchan Kumari in translating [[Malay Roy Choudhury]]'s long poem ''Jakham'' and ''Chana Jor Garam'' in Hindi. | ||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
Nagarjun was given the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in | Nagarjun was given the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1968 for his historic book ''Patarheen Nagna Gachh'', and the 'Bharat Bharati Award' by the [[Uttar Pradesh]] government for his literary contributions in 1983.<ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/who-is-who/literature/nagarjun.html Hindi authors]</ref> He was also honoured by the [[List of Sahitya Akademi fellows|Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]], India's highest literary award for lifetime achievement, in 1994.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} | ||
== Major literary works == | == Major literary works == | ||
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* Akhir Aisa Kya Kah Diya Maine | * Akhir Aisa Kya Kah Diya Maine | ||
* Is Gubare Ki Chhaya Mein. | * Is Gubare Ki Chhaya Mein. | ||
*"[[ Yeh Danturit Muskaan]]" | *"[[Yeh Danturit Muskaan]]" | ||
* Mein Military Ka Boodha Ghoda | * Mein Military Ka Boodha Ghoda | ||
* Ratnagarbha | * Ratnagarbha | ||
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*Navturiya(novel) | *Navturiya(novel) | ||
*Balchnma(novel) | *Balchnma(novel) | ||
*His work on culture has been published in the form of books entitled ''Desh Dashkam'' and ''Krishak Dashkam''. | *His work on culture has been published in the form of books entitled ''Desh Dashkam'' and ''Krishak Dashkam''. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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