Chandrakant Devtale | |
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Born |
Gondwana, India | 7 November 1936
Died | 14 August 2017 | (aged 80)
Nationality | Indian |
Chandrakant Devtale (1936—2017) was an Indian poet, and a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Chandrakant Devtale was born on November 6, 1936, in the Gondwana region of India. During his childhood, his family migrated to the Indore State. [1] He completed his higher education in Indore, and received his doctorate from the Sagar University. [2]: 12
Devtale mostly wrote poems in both Hindi and Marathi. [2]: 12 He has been referred to as one of the most political Hindi poets. [1] In his review of the poem, "दीवारों पर खून से" ('On walls with blood'), Kuldeep Kumar referred Devtale as a "genuine writer, under the enormous, multi-faceted pressures of new society." [3]: 118 In a 2016 event, speaking about poetry, Devtale said: "My roots are in villages and the anxiety in me belongs to the tribals." [4] He has received various awards, including the Makhan Lal Chaturvedi Award, [2]: 12 Sahitya Akademi Award, [5] and Kusumagraja National Award. [6] Devtale's works include: [1]
Devtale died on August 14, 2017. [1]
Chandrakant Devtale | |
---|---|
Born |
Gondwana, India | 7 November 1936
Died | 14 August 2017 | (aged 80)
Nationality | Indian |
Chandrakant Devtale (1936—2017) was an Indian poet, and a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award.
Chandrakant Devtale was born on November 6, 1936, in the Gondwana region of India. During his childhood, his family migrated to the Indore State. [1] He completed his higher education in Indore, and received his doctorate from the Sagar University. [2]: 12
Devtale mostly wrote poems in both Hindi and Marathi. [2]: 12 He has been referred to as one of the most political Hindi poets. [1] In his review of the poem, "दीवारों पर खून से" ('On walls with blood'), Kuldeep Kumar referred Devtale as a "genuine writer, under the enormous, multi-faceted pressures of new society." [3]: 118 In a 2016 event, speaking about poetry, Devtale said: "My roots are in villages and the anxiety in me belongs to the tribals." [4] He has received various awards, including the Makhan Lal Chaturvedi Award, [2]: 12 Sahitya Akademi Award, [5] and Kusumagraja National Award. [6] Devtale's works include: [1]
Devtale died on August 14, 2017. [1]