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Kunwar Bechain


Kunwar Bechain (1 July 1942 – 29 April 2021) was a Hindi poet of India.[1] He was a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Kunwar Bechain

BiographyEdit

Dr. Bechain was born in village Umri, District Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1942. His actual name was Dr. Kunwar Bahadur Saxena. He spent his early years in Chandousi, Uttar Pradesh.[2] He holds an M.A in Hindi and Ph,d. He worked as head of the Hindi department in MMH College, Ghaziabad.[3][4][5][6] He died on 29 April 2021 due to COVID-19 in Noida during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh.[7] His great works in Hindi Literature have forced the Indian Government to name a road in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on his name.[8]

He has appeared on numerous poetry events all across the country (like kavi-sammelans). He also appeared on numerous episodes on SAB TV's poetry show Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!.[9] He also received Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020.[10]

He was also the PhD advisor of another famous Indian Hindi poet Dr. Kumar Vishwas.[11]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ K.C. Dutt, ed. (2001). Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999: A-M Vol 1. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 123. ISBN 978-8126008735. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Rinkal (2019). Hindi Ke Nou Sarathi (in Hindi). Delhi,India: Fusion Books. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-93-5296-530-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ http://www.kavitakosh.org/kk/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%A8
  4. ↑ Dr. Kunwar Bechain Photo and Intro
  5. ↑ http://geeta-kavita.com/indian_poetry_list.asp?author=Kunwar_Bechain
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ दुःखद : देश के वरिष्ठ कवि कुंवर बेचैन का कोरोना से निधन, साहित्य जगत में शोक की लहर (in Hindi)
  8. ↑ "गाजियाबाद की सड़क का नाम अब डॉ. कुंअर बेचैन मार्ग". Amar Ujala. 2 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai | Dr. Kunwar Bechain. YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020 | Kunwar Bechain". kavishala.in. Retrieved 30 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWVGdQxyVpA&feature=youtu.be Kumar Vishwas pays tribute to his PhD advisor (see the description of the video) by reciting Dr. Bechain's poem


 

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