Madan Gopal Gandhi

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Madan Gopal Gandhi
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Born(1940-08-31)31 August 1940
Died26 January 2019(2019-01-26) (aged 78)
OccupationWriter, poet, educationalist,

Dr. Madan G. Gandhi (31 August 1940 – 26 January 2019), a visiting fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, was an educationalist, litterateur and poet.[1][2]

Early childhood[edit]

Gandhi was born to Srimati Savitri Devi and Kewal Krishan on 31 August 1940 in Lahore. The family moved to India after the partition and Madan did his FSc from S.A. Jain College in 1958 and B.A. with Honours in English Literature from D.A.V. College, Ambala City in 1960.[3][4]

Education[edit]

He did his M.A. in English in 1964 from Panjab University, Chandigarh. His second master's degree was in Political Science from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1966 and Ph.D. in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1974.[5]

Works[edit]

As an editor, he edited six volumes of the Collected Works of Lala Lajpat Raiit. He brought out the inaugural issue of the journal Earth Vision and, as editor of the South Asia News Letter, published 7 issues featuring the following volumes:[1][6]

  1. Sir Chhotu Ram: A Political Biography[7]
  2. Gandhi & Marx
  3. Gandhian Aesthetics
  4. Modern Political Analysis
  5. Modern Political Theory
  6. Dialogue Among Civilizations
  7. Globalization: A Reader
  8. New Media: A Reader
  9. Gopal Krishna Gokhle: A Political Biography
  10. Creative Writing
  11. Kundalini
  12. Ashes & Embers
  13. Haikus & Quatrains
  14. Petals of Flame
  15. Luteous Serpent
  16. Meandering Maze
  17. Freak Stair
  18. Ring of Silence
  19. Enchanting Flute
  20. Shunayata in Trance
  21. The Imperiled Earth
  22. Ashtavakra Gita
  23. Dattatreya Gita
  24. Zen Gita
  25. Gayatri
  26. Guru Nanak's Japuji - The Celestial ladder (2010);
  27. Avadhut Gita (2017);
  28. Ewafe (2013);
  29. Kundalini Awakening (2013);
  30. Pravrajya Peals (2013);
  31. Planet in Peril (2014);
  32. Heavenly Hymns (2014);
  33. Intercontinental Anthology of Poetry on Universal Peace (2014);
  34. Burnished Beads (2015);
  35. Dervishes' Dance (2016);
  36. Bonsai Blossom (2016);
  37. Arspoetica (2017);
  38. Umbilical Chords : Anthology of Parents (2015);
  39. Mandela Tributes (2014);
  40. Jora Sanko (2014)

Works translated into other languages[edit]

The poetry of Madan G Gandhi was translated into several languages including Persian by Khadijeh Khavari, Najmeh Khavari with the title The Best Works of Madan G Gandhi,[8] in Italian by Maria Miraglia,[9] Tamil by Padmaja Narayanan as Petals of Flame,[10] and Hindi by Jai Krishan Shukla Swar Se Saadh Anant.[11]

Awards[edit]

Gandhi received a number of awards in his lifetime.[12]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "AXLEPIN - News". Axlepinpublishing.com.ph. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. http://yayatimadanggandhi.org/the-man-for-global-peace-and-harmony [dead link]
  3. "Early childhood". Yayatimadanggandhi.org. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. http://yayatimadanggandhi.org/early-childhood [dead link]
  5. "RBT Award Judges". Xpresspublications.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. Grover, Verinder (December 1993). Political Thinkers of Modern India: Lala Lajpat Rai. ISBN 9788171004263. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  7. Gopal, Madan. (September 1977). Sir chhotu ram. [S.l.]: Br Publishing Corporation. ISBN 81-7018-017-1. OCLC 948880365.
  8. The Best Works of Yayati Madan G Gandhi/بهترین آثار ملک الشعراء، یایاتی مدن جی گاندی (Persian) Paperback – 2016. ASIN 9383755245.
  9. Greatest Works of Poet Laureate Yayati Madan G Gandhi (First Edition, 2015) (Italian) Paperback – 2015. ASIN 9383888385.
  10. One of the Greatest Works of YAYATI MADAN G GANDHI Petals of Flame! / நெருப்பிதழ்கள்!. ASIN 9383755571.
  11. Swar Se Saadh Anant / स्वर से साध अनन्त (Hindi) Paperback – 2016. ASIN 9383755253.
  12. "Madan Gopal Gandhi (author)". Authorsden.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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