D._C._Chambial

D. C. Chambial

D. C. Chambial

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Duni Chand Chambial (born 29 September 1950),[1][2] is a contemporary bilingual poet[3][4][5][6][7][8] from Himachal Pradesh and a critic who, as an editor in chief, has been editing Poetcrit,[9][10][11] a reviewed international journal (ISSN 0970-2830) for more than three decades. Chambial appeared as an Indian English poet by publishing his first volume, Broken Images, in 1983. He rooted himself as a poet in Indian English Poetry with the continuous publication of his several other English poetry collections and one in Hindi. His poems have been translated into many languages.

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List of works

Poetry collections

  • Broken Images (1983), Samkaleen Prakashan, New Delhi, India
  • The Poetry OF Himachal Pradesh (1983), edited, Poetry Publications, Aska (Orissa), India
  • The Cargoes of the Bleeding Hearts & Other Poems ( 1984), Golden Books of India, Calcutta, India
  • Himpaat (Poems in Hindi) (1985), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Perceptions (1986), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Gyrating Hawks & Sinking Roads (1996), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Before The Petals Unfold (2002), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • This Promising Age and Other Poems (2004), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Collected Poems: 1979 – 2004 [12] (2004), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Mellow Tones[13] (2009), Publish America, Baltimore, United States
  • Words (2010), Aadi Publications, Jaipur, India
  • Words: 1979–2010 (A Collection of Poems) [14] (2012) Aadi Publications, Jaipur, India
  • Hour of Antipathy[15] (2014), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Songs of Sonority and Hope[16] (2018), Authorpress, New Delhi, India.
  • Song of Light and Other Poems: 2017-2020[17] (2020), Aadi Publications, Jaipur, India.

Criticism

  • Death and Suffering in the Poetry of Krishna Srinivas[18](1996), Poet Publications, Chennai, India
  • The Theme of Death and Suffering in the Poetry of O. P. Bhatnagar[19] (1999), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh India
  • English Poetry in India: A Secular Viewpoint[20] (2011), Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur, India .

Awards and honours

In recognition of his achievements Professor Chambial has received several awards and honours, among them:

  • Lachian Art Letters Bronze Medal, 1987 Trans-World Poetry Exposition, Campbell, California (United States);
  • 7th Poetry Day Australia, Australia Bicentenary, Gold medal, 26 August 1988;
  • Poetry Day Australia, Ist decade Bronze Medal, 1991–92;
  • Certificate for Excellence as International Writer, 30 April 1992, Directory of International Writers (University of Colorado, United States);
  • POETCRIT: POETRY MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR, 1995 by International Writers Association;
  • Michael Madhusudan Academy Award 1995, Michael Madhusudan Academy, Calcutta;
  • Poetry Day Australia, Dove in Peace Award, Gold medal, 2000;
  • Hon. Member, Governing board of directors, ABI, Raleigh (United States);
  • Second Best Fixed Form Poet of the Year 2003, Competition organized by Metverse Muse, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh);
  • Participated in 6th World Poetry Day organized under the aegis of Sikkim Akademy, Gangtok (21–24 March 2006);
  • "Life Time Achievement Award" by Poetry Intercontinental, Chennai, 2009.

References

  1. [1]
    Harle, Rob (2017). "In Conversation with D.C. Chambial". Writers in Conversation. 4 (1). doi:10.22356/wic.v4i1.1.
  2. [2]
    Ghosh, Parthajit. "An Evening with D. C. Chambial: A Short Interview" (PDF). The Literary Herald. 1 (2): 206.
  3. [3]
    Dominic, K. V. (2011). Critical Perspectives on the Poetry of R.K. Singh D.C. Chambial and I.K. Sharma. Lotus Press. ISBN 978-8192125497.
  4. [4]
    Laxmiprasad, Dr. P. V. (2015). Mapping Thematic Variations: The Poetry of D.C. Chambial. New Delhi, India: Authorspress. ISBN 978-9352070220.
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    Reddy, T.V. (2016). A Critical Survey of Indo-English Poetry. New Delhi, India: Authorspress. ISBN 978-9352072491.
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    Reddy, T. V. (2007). The Poetry of D. C. Chambial (Essays in Evaluation). Maranda, India: Poetcrit Publication. ISBN 978-81-87656-05-0.
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    The Poetry of D. C. Chambial: Views, Reviews and Comments. Maranda, India: Poetcrit Publication. 2008. ISBN 978-81-87656-07-4.
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    Rizvi, I.H. & Rizvi, N. F. (2008). Origin, Development and History of Indian English Poetry. Bareilly, India: Prakash Book Depot. ISBN 978-81-7977-266-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    "Poetcrit". UGC. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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    "Poetcrit". UGC. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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    Chambial, D.C. "Poetcrit". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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    Chambial, D. C. (2004). Collected Poems (1979–2004). Maranda, India: Poetcrit Publication. ISBN 81-87656-04-2.
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    Chambial, D. C. (21 January 2010). Mellow Tones. America Star Books. ISBN 978-1448927524.
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    Chambial, D. C. (18 December 2012). Words: 1979–2012: A Collection of Poems. Jaipur, India: Aadi Publications. ISBN 978-9380902883.
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    Chambial, D. C. (2014). Hour of Antipathy. Maranda (Himachal Pradesh), India: Poetcrit Publication. ISBN 978-81-87656-07-4.
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    Chambial, D. C. (2018). Songs of Sonority and Hope. New Delhi: Authorpress. ISBN 978-93-87651-23-4.
  17. [17]
    Chambial, D. C. (2020). Song of Light and Other Poems: 2017-2020. Jaipur: Aadi Publications. ISBN 978-9387799530.
  18. [18]
    Chambial, D. C. (1996). Death and Suffering in the Poetry of Krishna Srinivas. Chennai: Poet Publications.
  19. [19]
    Chambial, D. C. (1999). The Theme of Death and Suffering in the Poetry of O. P. Bhatnagar. Maranda: Kanta Sahitya Prakashan.
  20. [20]
    Prem, PCK, Chambial, D. C. (2011). English Poetry in India: A Secular Viewpoint. Jaipur, India: Aavishkar Publishers. ISBN 978-8179103647.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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