Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957) is a distinguished Indian poet, storywriter, novelist, playwright, critic, editor, and researcher known for his multifaceted contributions to Hindi literature.
Laxminarayan Payodhi was born on March 23, 1957, in the village of Ankisa, Maharashtra, and spent his formative years in Bhopalpatnam, Chhattisgarh. Hailing from a Telugu-speaking family, Payodhi, despite being a Hindi student, developed a profound interest in various Vedas and epics, becoming an authority in both Telugu and Hindi. His educational journey, marked by a focus on Hindi literature and sociology, led him from Bhopalpattnam to Jagdalpur and Raipur. Throughout his upbringing, he drew inspiration from luminaries such as Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Swami Vivekananda, and Adi shankaracharya. Currently residing in Bhopal for the past 35 years, he has been actively involved in contributing to the welfare of tribes in Madhya Pradesh.
Payodhi is a poet of modern Hindi. He started publishing his books of poems in Hindi and is best known for his early work Somaru, which was a bestseller and has been published three times (1992, 1997, 2005). His work spanned other fields of Hindi literature as a storywriter, novelist, playwright, critic, and editor. He was editor of the magazine Samajh Jharokha for tribal children.[ citation needed] He has done research on tribal languages, lifestyle and culture, [1] [2] [3] promoting preferment for the tribes of Madhya Pradesh.[ citation needed]
Laxminarayan Payodhi (born 1957) is a distinguished Indian poet, storywriter, novelist, playwright, critic, editor, and researcher known for his multifaceted contributions to Hindi literature.
Laxminarayan Payodhi was born on March 23, 1957, in the village of Ankisa, Maharashtra, and spent his formative years in Bhopalpatnam, Chhattisgarh. Hailing from a Telugu-speaking family, Payodhi, despite being a Hindi student, developed a profound interest in various Vedas and epics, becoming an authority in both Telugu and Hindi. His educational journey, marked by a focus on Hindi literature and sociology, led him from Bhopalpattnam to Jagdalpur and Raipur. Throughout his upbringing, he drew inspiration from luminaries such as Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Swami Vivekananda, and Adi shankaracharya. Currently residing in Bhopal for the past 35 years, he has been actively involved in contributing to the welfare of tribes in Madhya Pradesh.
Payodhi is a poet of modern Hindi. He started publishing his books of poems in Hindi and is best known for his early work Somaru, which was a bestseller and has been published three times (1992, 1997, 2005). His work spanned other fields of Hindi literature as a storywriter, novelist, playwright, critic, and editor. He was editor of the magazine Samajh Jharokha for tribal children.[ citation needed] He has done research on tribal languages, lifestyle and culture, [1] [2] [3] promoting preferment for the tribes of Madhya Pradesh.[ citation needed]