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Kunwar Bechain

Kunwar Bechain

Indian poet and novelist (1942–2021)

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

Biography

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]

References

  1. [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. [2]
    Sharma, Rinkal (2019). Hindi Ke Nou Sarathi (in Hindi). Delhi,India: Fusion Books. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-93-5296-530-4.
  3. [3]
    "कुँअर बेचैन - कविता कोश". Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Kunwar Bechain – Hasya Kavi Sammelan Organizers".
  5. [5]
    "Kunwar Bechain poems Online,Poems by Kunwar Bechain-Indian Poet,Kunwar Bechain Biography,Best poems of Kunwar Bechain,About Indian Poet:Kunwar Bechain". Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. [6]
    "कुअंर बेचैन की ग़ज़ल | हिंदी काव्य | A Ghazal by Kunwar Bechain". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. [7]
    "दुःखद : देश के वरिष्ठ कवि कुंवर बेचैन का कोरोना से निधन, साहित्य जगत में शोक की लहर". Amar Ujala.
  8. [8]
    "गाजियाबाद की सड़क का नाम अब डॉ. कुंअर बेचैन मार्ग". Amar Ujala. 2 July 2021.
  9. [9]
    Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai | Dr. Kunwar Bechain. YouTube.
  10. [10]
    "Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020 | Kunwar Bechain". kavishala.in. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. [11]
    Kumar Vishwas pays tribute to his PhD advisor (see the description of the video) by reciting Dr. Bechain's poem


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