Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar

98, Male

GWALIOR [M.P.]

India

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Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar

Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar's is one of the significant post-independence voices in Hindi and Indian English Poetry, expressing the lyricism and pathos, aspirations and yearnings of the modern Indian intellect. Rooted deep into the Indian soil, his poems reflect not only the moods of a poet but of a complex age.

Born in Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) at maternal grandfather's residence on 26 June 1926; 6 a.m.

Primary education in Jhansi, Morar (Gwalior) and Sabalgarh (Morena); Matric (1941) from High School, Morar (Gwalior); Inter (1943) from Madhav College, Ujjain; B.A. (1945) from Victoria College, - at present, Maharani Laxmi Bai College - Gwalior; M. A. (1948) and Ph.D. (1957) in Hindi from Nagpur University; L.T. (1950 ; Madhya Bharat Govt.)

Places of work — Bundelkhand, Chambal region and Malwa.

High School Teacher from July 1945. Retired as Professor on 1 July 1984 (M.P. Govt. Educational service).
Selected once for the post of Professor of Hindi Language & Literature, in Tashkent University, U.S.S.R. (1978) by UGC & ICCR (NEW DELHI)
Principal Investigator (U.G.C. / Jiwaji University, Gwalior) from 1984 to 1987.
Professor in the IGNOU Teaching Centre of Jiwaji University, Gwalior in 1992.

Worked as Chairman \ Member of various committees in Indore University, Vikram University, Ujjain & Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Agra.

Worked as a member in the managing committees of 'Gwalior Shodh Sansthan', 'Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Academy' & 'Rashtra-Bhasha Prachar Samiti, Bhopal'.

From time to time, poems included in various Text-Books of curricula of Educational Boards & Universities of India.

Worked as one of the members in the Audition Committees of Drama / Light Music of All India Radio (Akashvani) - Stations Indore and Gwalior. Contracted Song-Writer of All India Radio \ For all Radio Stations (Light Music Section). Broadcast many poems, talks and other programmes from Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior and New Delhi (National Channels) Radio Stations.

Appointed as one of the Award-Judges by 'Bihar Rashtra-Bhasha Parishad, Patna' (1981 & 1983), 'Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow' (1983), 'Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi, Udaipur' (1991,1993,1994) & 'Hindi Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Gujrat (2001).

Poems translated, published and broadcast in many foreign and Indian languages.

Nine volumes of poems in English :

[1] ‘Forty Poems of Mahendra Bhatnagar’ [Selected Poems — 1]
[2] 'After The Forty Poems' [Selected Poems — 2]
[3] ‘Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar’s Poetry.’ [Selected Poems — 3]
[4] 'Exuberance and other poems.
[5] ‘Death Perception : Life Perception’
[6] 'Passion and Compassion'
[7] 'Poems : For A Better World'
[8] 'Lyric-Lute'
[9] 'A Handful Of Light'
[10] ‘ Dawn To Dusk’ [in press]

One volume of translated poems in French ('A Modern Indian Poet : Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : Un Poèt Indien Et Moderne'.)

Works published in seven volumes in Hindi - three of Poems (comprising sixteen earlier collections), two of Critical articles, one on Premchand ( Research work) and one of Miscellaneous writings.

Published research & critical studies :
(1) Living Through Challenges : A Study of Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar's Poetry

(2) Poet Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : His Mind And Art.

(3) An Indian English Poet : Mahendra Bhatnagar [in press]

.Received awards, four times ( 1952, 1958, 1960, 1985. ) from Madhya Bharat & Madhya Pradesh Govts.

Edited literary magazines 'Sandhya' (Monthly) and Pratikalpa' (Quarterly) from Ujjain.
Adviser : 'POETCRIT' (Half-Yearly / Maranda, H.P.), Adviser : ‘VICHAR-DRISHTI’ (Quarterly / Delhi / Patna)

Conducted and directed many literary societies in Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Mandsaur and Gwalior.


Contact : 110 BalwantNagar, Gandhi Road, Gwalior — 474 002 (M.P.) INDIA
Phone : 0751-4092908 / M-9893409793
E-Mail : drmahendrabh@rediffmail.com

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Links :

Bilingual blog & Website in Eng. & French
(1) dr mahendra bhatnagar.blogspot.com

(2) your poetry.com
[in member list / Nickname : drmpb / page No. 19 or next]

Blogspots : English

(1) drmpb.blogspot.com
[Selected Poems 1,2,3]

(2)mahendrabhatnagar's poetry.blogspot.com
['Exuberance and other poems' & 'Poems : For A Better World]

(3) poet mahendra
bhatnagar.blogspot.com
[‘Poems : 'Death-Perception : Life-Perception' & ‘A Handful Of Light’]

(4) a bilingual poet English
hindi.blogspot.com
[‘Lyric-Lute’]

(5) gwalior-mp-india.blogspot.com
[‘Passion and Compassion’ & ‘Dawn to Dusk’]

(6) an indian english poet.blogspot.com [‘…A Study Of Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar’s Poetry’]

(7) mahendra-bhatnagar.blogspot.com [ Critics & Mahendra Bhatnagar’s Poetry]

BLOG
(8) blogbud.com/drmahendrabhatnagar
(9)poetry poem.com / mpb
['Lyric-Lute']
(10) poetry poem.com / mpb1 [FRENCH]
(11) poetry poem.com / mpb2
[Selected Poems 1, 2, 3.]
(12) poetry poem.com /mpb3
[A Handful .... & Death-Perception ....]
(13) poetry poem.com /mpb4
[Exuberance .., Poems : Better World & Passion ..]

(14) love poems and poetry.com / site 1290
(15) poetry vista.com / poetry2682

(16) all poetry.com/drmpb

(17) asian american poetry.com
[Search for poems / author MAHENDRABHATNAGAR]

(18) authorsden.com/mahendrabhatnagar [See list in ‘B’]

(19) dmpb.bravejournal.com [MahendraBhatnagar’s Blog / No. 1 / See : Photo Album]

(20) drmpb.bravejournal.com
[Mahendra’s Blog / No. 2 / See : Photo Album]

(21) boloji.com
[See : Writers’List — M-P]

(22) hudsonview.us.com
[e-mail magazine]

(23) muse India.com

(24) moontown café.com
[See List of Poets : Page No. 20 or Next]

(25) neo poet.com

(26) poetbay.com

(27) poets India.com

(28) poem-and-poet
[See:Love]

(29) poets express.com
[e-magazine]

(30) first poetry.com
[See : List of Poets in ‘b’]
(31)world poetry press.com

(32) dreamagic.com/poetry
[web poetry corner]
[See : INDIA — Name List ‘B’.

(33) world of poets.com
(34) world-poets.blogspot.com [WPS]

(35) impressions.50webs.org
[e-magazine]

(36) bilingualmca.bravehost.com
mahendra bhatnagar.html
[See List 136]

(37) nkosho peace. Bravehost.com

(38) kritya.in
[e-magazine]

(39) insta poems.com

(40) pen himalaya.netfirms.com

(41) my space.com/drmpb

(42) share poetry.com

(43) lekhni.net

(44) cyberwit.net
[e-magazine / ‘Tajmahal Review’]

(45) knolstuff.com/profile/dr
mahendrabhatnagar

(46) last.fm

(47) facebook

Blogs & Websites In Hindi

(1) dr mahendra bhatnagar ki kavya-srishti.blogspot.com
[Hindi Poems]

(2) mahendrab.blogspot.com
[Hindi Poems]

(3) anubhuti_hindi.org
(4) boloji.com

(5) kaavyaalaya.org

(6) kavitakosh.com
[See : List of Poets]

(7) kritya.in
e-magazine

(8) geocities.com/mukatasaagar

(9) rachanakar.blogspot.com

(10) sahityakunj.net

(11) srijangatha.com

(12) lekhni.net

(13) evishwa.org
e-magazine

(14) indradhanush India.com
e-magazine

Your Blog or Website:

http://www.poetrypoem.com/mpb2

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