23rd September 1908 – Hindi Poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar is born

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/23/2021 6:10:51 AM

India is a land of numerous languages and a vibrant literary culture. Each of the languages of India has renowned writers and poets who have enriched the cultural fabric of India with their creative expressions. One such great poet of India is Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, who was born on September 23rd 1908. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar is considered one of the most significant Indian poets who wrote in the Hindi language. His inspirational and affecting poems continue to be recited by young and old who appreciate Hindi literature today. During his lifetime, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's poems inspired many and continue to do so in the present time. In 1975, during the Emergency period in India, when civil rights were under threat, the political activist Jayaprakash Narayan memorably used the words of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's poem 'Singhasan khaali karo ke janata aati hai' (Leave the throne, the people are coming) to inspire a crowd of 100,000 people in Delhi's Ramlila grounds. The poem found resonance again in 2102 during rallies by civil rights activists in New Delhi. The words of this national poet or 'Rashtrakavi' continue to provide a source of inspiration and promote patriotic fervour among listeners. Born in a small village in Bihar, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was keen to study and improve himself, however, the poverty of his family circumstances made it difficult for him to do so. The nearest school was across a river and Dinkar had to leave school early in order to return home. His family was too poor to pay the fees for a hostel or buy him a good pair of shoes. However Dinkar persevered with his studies and qualified for the Patna College in 1929. Here he was caught up in the patriotic movement against the Simon Commission and his first poem was published in 1924/25 in a paper titled Chhatra Sahodar (Brother of Students). Inspired by the peasants non-violent movement led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel, Dinkar composed 10 poems which were published in his first slim volume titled Vijay-Sandesh (Message of Victory). By this time Dinkar was frequently publishing his poems in the Hindi magazines Desh and Pratibha. Dinkar's first noteworthy collection of poems Renuka was published in November 1935. A copy of this book was presented to Mahatma Gandhi by a Hindi editor, Banarsi Das Chaturvedi. Dinkar was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and considered himself a Gandhian, however, having grown up in poverty, he identified with the anger of the youth and his works were written in the heroic mode or Veer Rasa. Dinkar also published some of his works under the nom-deplume Amitabh in order to avoid trouble from the British authorities.

 

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