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Kunwar Narayan

くんわーる・なーらーやん

Kunwar Narayan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1927-09-19 （Faizabad）
Died
2017-11-15 （New Delhi） age 90
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Hindi
Religion
Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
Residence History
Faizabad → New Delhi

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1956-2017

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1995
Category: ヒンディー語
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Vyas Samman
1995
Organization: K.K. Birla Foundation
Result: 受賞
Jnanpith Award
2005
Work: Overall contribution to Hindi literature
Organization: Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result: 受賞
Padma Bhushan
2009
Work: Literature & Education
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Chakravyūh

1956 Poetry

Poetry collection themed around circular siege

Human destiny

Ātmajayī

1965 Epic poem

Based on the Upanishadic episode of Nachikétā

Self-conqueror

Koī Dūsrā Nahīn

1993 Poetry

No one the other poetry

Bibliography

  • Chakravyūh
  • Tīsrā Saptak
  • P: Hum-Tum
  • Apné Sāmné
  • Koī Dūsrā Nahīn
  • In Dino
  • Vājaśravā ke bahāne
  • Hāśiye kā gavāh
  • Ātmajayī
  • Ākāron Ké Ās-Pās
  • Āj Aur Āj Sé Pahlé
  • Méré Sākshātkār
  • Sāhitya Ké Kuchh Antar-Vishayak Sandarbh

Translations by Author

  • Selected poems of and essay on Constantine Cavafy
  • Jorge-Luis Borges
  • Selected poems of Stéphane Mallarmé, etc.

Translations of Works

  • Numerous English translations
  • Italian translations
  • Polish translations
  • German translations
  • Japanese translations
  • Russian translations
  • Dutch translations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Associated with New Poetry movementConcise and profound expression
Recurring Motifs
Human destinyFusion of everyday and mythology

Legacy

Prominent Hindi poet, recipient of Jnanpith Award, wrote for six decades, works translated into multiple languages.

Trivia

  • Member of New Poetry movement
  • Jnanpith is India's highest literary award