Soumitra Mohan (born January 2, 1938) (Hindi: सौमित्र मोहन) is a prominent Hindi poet[1] and an exponent of the Akavita (अकविता - anti-poetry) movement in Hindi poetry.[2] He is known as a rebel[3] who voiced vehement protest,[4] and is best remembered for his poem, Luqman Ali (लुक़मान अली),[5] Mohan has published two anthologies of poems in Hindi -- Chaaku Se Khelte Hue (चाकू से खेलते हुए - 1972) and Luqman Ali (लुक़मान अली - 1978). Mohan is also a distinguished translator and has published translation of several prose works—most notably Dehra Mein Ab Bhi Ugte Hain Hamare Ped (देहरा में अब भी उगते हैं हमारे पेड़ - translation of Ruskin Bond's Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra). He was one of major poets featured in Nishedh (निषेध),[6] a landmark anthology of poems published in the 1970s. Despite having published his writings sparingly, Mohan's stature as a major Hindi poet of the 20th century is widely accepted.
References
- ↑ Pratibha India. A. Sitesh. 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ The Indian Literary Review. Indian Literary Review. 1979. p. 10. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ Indian Scholar. J. Srihari Rao. 1981. p. 154. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ Mācave, Prabhākara; Prabhakar Balvant Machwe (1976). Four Decades of Indian Literature. Chetana Publications. p. 91. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ Indian Writing Today. Centre for Indian Writers. p. 144. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ Pr̲abhākaravāriyar, Ke. Eṃ (1978). Poetry and National Awakening. Mahakavi Vallathol Birth Centenary Celebrations Committee. p. 5. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
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