Saraswati Samman
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1991) Winner
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
ハリヴァンシュ・ライ・バッチャン
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Aliases:
Harivansh Rai Srivastava
Pen Names:
Bachchan（Pen name for Hindi poetry）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1907-11-27 （Babupatti）
- Died
- 2003-01-18 （Mumbai） age 95
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Hindi, Awadhi
- Religion
- Hindu
- Residence History
- Babupatti → Allahabad → Cambridge → Mumbai
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, University Professor, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
- Active Years
- 1932-2003
- Affiliations
- Allahabad University English Department
- Memberships
- Rajya Sabha
- Influenced By
- Omar Khayyam, W. B. Yeats
- Influenced
- Sumitranandan Pant
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad University | Faculty of Arts | English Department | B.A. | 1920年代 | India |
| St Catharine's College, Cambridge | — | English Literature | Ph.D. | 1957-1959 | United Kingdom |
Allahabad University
Faculty of Arts
/ English Department
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1920年代
Year of Graduation:
1920
Country:
India
B.A. degree
St Catharine's College, Cambridge
English Literature
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1957-1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United Kingdom
PhD under W. B. Yeats
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Padma Bhushan | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
Padma Bhushan
1976
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Madhushala
1935 PoetryA collection of rubaiyat poems using the tavern as a metaphor for life
LifeWineMysticism
Agneepath
PoemFamous poem likening life's struggles to the path of fire
StruggleResolve
Adaptations
- [Film] Agneepath / ムケシュ (1990)
- [Film] Agneepath / カラン・マルホートラ (2012)
Bibliography
- Madhushala (1935)
- Madhubala (1936)
- Madhukalash (1937)
Adaptations
- Agneepath poem used in films
Translations by Author
- Translations of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Romantic upsurge (Nayi Kavita)Rubaiyat formHindustani vocabulary
- Recurring Motifs
- TavernTransience of lifeMysticism
Health
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Respiratory failure晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Prominent 20th-century Hindi poet, known for Madhushala. Awarded Padma Bhushan. Father of Amitabh Bachchan
In Popular Culture
- Son Amitabh Bachchan is a Bollywood superstar
Quotes
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Miṭṭī kā tan, mastī kā man, kṣan bhar jīvan, merā paricay.
Source: Agneepath
Trivia
- Pen name 'Bachchan' means 'child'
- Held a PhD in English literature
- Changed family surname to oppose caste system