Shamsher Bahadur Singh Shamsher Bahadur Singh, the chief poet | UTKARSH in ENGLISH

Shamsher Bahadur Singh
Shamsher Bahadur Singh, the chief poet of post-independence Hindi poetry, was born on January 13, 1911 in Dehradun (Uttarakhand).
He did his early education from Dehradun and High School-Inter from Gonda.
Shamsher Bahadur Singh was the poet of 'Doosra Tar Saptak'.
Shamsher Bahadur Singh took art training from famous painters Ukil-brothers from Allahabad University.
Shamsher, who created unique poetic images, was not only an extraordinary poet, but also a unique prose writer.
Through prose compositions like 'Doab', 'Plat Ka Morcha', he can be recognized as a distinguished prose writer.
Kuch Kavitayen, Kuch aur Kavitayen, Chuka Bhi Nhi Hun Mein, Itne Pass Apne, Kaal Tujse Hod hai meri (poetry collection); Kuch Gadhya Rachnayen, Kuch Aur Gadhya Rachanayen (prose-collections) etc. are his main works.
He had important contribution in the editing of 'Rupabh', 'Kahani', 'Naya Sahitya', 'Maya', 'Naya Path', 'Manohar Kahaniyan' etc.
Shamsher Bahadur Singh was the editor in Urdu-Hindi dictionary project and was the president of 'Premchand Srijanpeeth' of Vikram University.
Shamsher Bahadur Singh received Sahitya Akademi in the year 1977, Maithili Sharan Gupta Award in the year 1987 and Kabir Samman in the year 1989.
He died on May 12, 1993.