Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' was a prominent Hindi writer, poet and essayist . He is established as the best Veer Rasa poet of the modern era . Considering nationalism or nationalism as the root of his poetry, he has been given the noun of 'Yug-Charan' and 'Kaal Ke Charan'.

'Dinkar' was established as a rebel poet before independence and after independence was known as 'Rashtrakavi'. He was a poet from the first generation of portrayist poets. On the one hand there is a call for ooze, rebellion, resentment and revolution in his poems, and on the other hand there is an expression of soft and beautiful feelings. We find the culmination of these two trends in his works named Kurukshetra and Urvashi.

Biography

'Dinkar' ji was born on 24 September 1908 in a Bhumihar Brahmin family in Simariya village of Begusarai district , Bihar . He did his BA in History Political Science from Patna University . He had studied Sanskrit , Bengali , English and Urdu deeply. B. A. After passing the examination, he became a teacher in a school. From 1934 to 1947 , worked on the posts of Sub-Registrar and Deputy Director of Publicity Department in the service of Bihar Government. 1950 to 1952 Till Langat Singh College, Muzaffarpur, he was the head of Hindi department, worked as Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University between 1963 and 1965 and then became Hindi advisor to the Government of India.

He was also decorated with the title of Padma Vibhushan . Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Sanskriti Ke Chaar Adhyay and Bharatiya Jnanpith Award for Urvashi . He will always remain immortal through his pen.

His Prabandha Kavya Kurukshetra , based on the historical event Mahabharata of Dwapar Yuga , was ranked 74th among the 100 best poems of the world.

The country became independent in 1947 and he reached Muzaffarpur after being appointed Professor and Head of Department of Hindi in Bihar University . When the first Parliament of India was formed in 1952, he was elected to the Rajya Sabha .Was elected a member of and came to Delhi. Dinkar remained a Member of Parliament for 12 years, later he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University from 1964 to 1965 AD. But the very next year the Government of India appointed him as its Hindi advisor from 1965 to 1971 AD and he again returned to Delhi. Then Jwar Umra and Renuka, Hunkar, Raswanti and Dwandgeet were composed. Some works of Renuka and Hunkar came to light here and there and it didn't take long for the British administrators to understand that they had made a wrong person a part of their system and Dinkar's file started getting ready, calls were made every now and then and warnings were issued. Used to meet He was transferred twenty-two times in four years.

Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was mild and soft-spoken by nature, but when it came to the interest and harm of the country, he did not shy away from making outspoken comments. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar recited these three lines against Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in the Parliament, which created a stir in the country. The interesting thing is that Pandit Nehru had elected Dinkar as a Rajya Sabha member, yet he did not fail to oppose Nehru's policies.

looks like a god

Writes wrong orders sitting in a closed room.

The sinner who does not have any virtues, the gotra is dear to him.

Understand that he has killed us.

After the defeat from China in 1962, Dinkar recited this poem in the Parliament, which bowed the head of the then Prime Minister Nehru. This incident is still one of the selected revolutionary incidents in the history of Indian politics.

Ray stop Yudhishthira, don't let him go here, Swargadhir

Give us back the mace of Gandiv, Arjun Bhim Veer.

Similarly , once he pointed towards Nehru in the full Rajya Sabha and said- "Have you made Hindi the national language so that sixteen crore Hindi-speaking people can be abused everyday?" Hearing this, all the people sitting in the meeting including Nehru were stunned. The story is of 20 June 1962. That day Dinkar stood up in the Rajya Sabha and spoke very harshly about the disrespect of Hindi. They said-

Whenever there is any talk about Hindi in the country, not only the leaders of the country but also the so-called intellectuals do not move forward without abusing Hindi people. Don't know who has started this practice, but I think this practice has been inspired by the Prime Minister. Don't know, what is the fate of thirteen languages ​​that the Prime Minister has never said anything about them, but he has not said anything good about Hindi till date. I and my country want to ask whether you made Hindi the national language so that 160 million Hindi speakers should be abused everyday? Do you even know how terrible its consequences will be?

The whole assembly was shocked to hear this. There was a deep silence even in the packed assembly. Breaking this dead silence, Dinkar again said- 'I want to tell this gathering and especially Prime Minister Nehru to stop criticizing Hindi. Criticism of Hindi deeply hurts the soul of this country.

Major works

He composed poems against social and economic equality and exploitation. As a progressive and humanist poet, he weaved vivid and intense words to historical characters and events. His magnum opus include Rashmirathi and Parshuram ki Pratiksha . Except Urvashi, most of Dinkar's creations are filled with heroic spirit. He is considered the best poet of Vira Rasa after Bhushan .

The story of his creation Urvashi, awarded with Jnanpith, revolves around human love, lust and relationships. Urvashi Swarg Parityakta is the story of an Apsara. Whereas, Kurukshetra is the poetic form of the peace-festival of Mahabharata. This is a composition written after the Second World War. Whereas Samadheni has been composed according to the social thinking of the poet. In the four chapters of Sanskriti, Dinkarji said that India is one country despite cultural, linguistic and regional diversities. Because despite all the diversity, our thinking is the same.

Dinkar literature list

Poetry

Prose

essay collection
Towards the soil (1946 AD)
Ardhanarishwar (1952 AD)
Reti Ke Phool (1954 AD)
Our Culture (1956 AD)
Venuvan (1958 AD)
Ujli Aag (1956 AD)
National Language and National Integration (1958 AD)
Religion, Ethics and Science (1959 AD)
Vat Peepal (1961 AD)
Sahitya Mukhi (1968 AD)
Realization of Modernity (1973 AD)

Thoughts from other authors

Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi said "Dinkarji was the most popular of all Hindi poets among non-Hindi speakers and was the epitome of those who loved their mother tongue."
Harivansh Rai Bachchan had said, "Dinkarji should be given not one, but four separate Jnanpith awards for prose, poetry, language and Hindi-service."
Ramvriksha Benipuri had said, "Dinkarji gave voice to the revolutionary movement in the country."
Namvar Singh has said "Dinkarji was truly the sun of his era."
Rajendra Yadav had said that "Dinkarji's compositions inspired him a lot."
According to Kashinath Singh "Dinkarji was a nationalist and anti-imperialist poet."

excerpts from works

How to rise so high?
How can I touch the head?
The hand cannot reach the neck,
fingers can't touch forehead
How to worship Vamana
Manav Virat reached you?
Do not stop Yudhishthira here, let him go to heaven
But Gandiv's mace turned to us, return Arjun Bhim Veer -- ( from the Himalayas )
Forgiveness suits that Bhujang, who has a girl;
What about the one who is toothless, poisonless, humble, simple. -- ( from Kurukshetra )
Muscles should be like stone, Iron rod, Bhujbal Abhay;
There should be a wave of fire in every vein, only then youth would be victorious. -- (from Rashmirathi)
Move away from the cloud cult of Vyom, we go to loot heaven;
Milk-milk O Vats of yours, we go to find milk.
If you ask the truth, the light of humility resides in the head only;
The word of treaty is only of him, in whom the power is victorious.
Only then the world worships tolerance, forgiveness, kindness;
The mirror of strength shines when there is light behind it."
If you give justice, then give half, but even in this if there is an obstacle,
So give only five grams, keep all your land.-- (Rashmirathi / Third Canto / Part 3)
When destruction befalls Manuj, Vivek dies first. -- (Rashmirathi / Third Canto / Part 3).
Leaving quietness, take care of the arms,
milk from the chest of rocks,
Break the sharp rocks wherever it has stopped,
Piyush squeeze the grip of the moons,
-- (from Veer)

Respect

Dinkarji received honors from Kashi Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of India for his work Kurukshetra. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi in 1959 for the four chapters of culture. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, awarded him the Padma Vibhushan in 1959. Zakir Hussain , the then Chancellor of Bhagalpur University and Governor of Bihar , who later became the President of India, awarded him an honorary doctorate. Guru Mahavidyalaya selected him for Vidya Vachaspati. In 1968, Rajasthan Vidyapeeth honored him with Sahitya-Chudamani. In the year 1972, he was honored with Jnanpith for his poetry composition Urvashi. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1952 and remained a member of the Rajya Sabha for three consecutive terms.

posthumous honor
On 30 September 1987, on his 13th death anniversary, the then President Zail Singh paid tribute to him. In 1999, the Government of India issued a postage stamp in his memory. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi released the book Ramdhari Singh Dinkar – Personality and Krititv on the occasion of his birth centenary.

On the occasion of his birth centenary, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled his grand statue. Calicut University also organized a two-day seminar on this occasion.