Kedarnath Agarwal

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Kedarnath Agarwal (also spelled as Agrawal and Aggarwal) (Hindi: केदारनाथ अग्रवाल) was a Hindi language poet and littérateur. Biography Kedarnath was born on April 1, 1911 to Hanuman Prasad Gupta and his wife Ghasiti Devi. He was born in the village of Kamasin in Banda district in the Bundelkhand region of the present-day Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. He acquired the B.A. and L.L.B. degrees, and became a practising advocate in Banda in 1938. However, his first love was Hindi literature, and he contributed much to that field. He was a member of the Pragatisheel Lekhak Sangh, a body inspired by the leftist Progressive Writers' Movement. His writings have been translated into English, German, and Russian. In recognition of these contributions, Kedarnath Agarwal was awarded the Soviet Land Nehru Prize in 1973. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1986. In 1995, Bundelkhand university conferred an honorary doctorate in literature (D.Litt) upon him. Other accolades included the Hindi Sansthan Uttar Pradesh Puraskar (1981); Tulsi Puraskar (1986); Mythili Sharan Gupta Puraskar (1990-91); and the Sahitya Vachaspati Manad Upaadhi (1990). Agarwal was also involved in several educational and literary bodies. He served as president of the Arya Kanya Intermediate College for many years. He was associated with the Vinoba Bhave College located in Kamasin village, his birthplace. He also served for one year as president of the local Bar Association in Banda. Agarwal was married to Parvati Devi. The couple were the parents of two daughters and a son. Agarwal died on June 22, 2000. The Kedar Samman The "Kedar Shod Peeth" is a foundation dedicated to commemorating Kedarnath Agarwal's contributions to literature. Every year, it awards the "Kedar Samman" to one person who has made outstanding contributions to literature.)

The Best Poem Of Kedarnath Agarwal

Along The River Ken

Along the river Ken
Crossing its legs
The stone sits quite silent.
The snake is waving
In the air all silent.
The water is licking
The stone all silent.
Greeting stunned the traveller
Watches all this - all silent.

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