Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
Hindi novelist and scholar (1907–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (Devanagari: हज़ारीप्रसाद द्विवेदी) (19 August 1907 – 19 May 1979) was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar. He penned numerous novels, collections of essays, historical research on medieval religious movements of India especially Kabir and Natha Sampradaya, and historical outlines of Hindi literature.
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi | |
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Born | (1907-08-19)19 August 1907 Ballia, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 71) Delhi, India |
Occupation | Writer, essayist, scholar, historian, novelist, critic |
Notable works | Kabir, Banbhatt Ki Aatmkatha, Sahitya Ki Bhumika, Nakhoon Kyon Barhte Hain, Kutaj, Alok Parva |
Notable awards | 1973: Sahitya Akademi Award 1957: Padma Bhushan |
Besides Hindi, he was master of many languages including Sanskrit, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati as well as Pali, Prakrit, and Apabhramsa.
Steeped in traditional knowledge of Sanskrit, Pali and Prakrit, and modern Indian languages, Dwivedi was destined to be the great bridge maker between the past and the present. As a student of Sanskrit, steeped in the Sastras, he gave a new evaluation to Sahitya-sastra and he can rightly be considered as a great commentator on the textual tradition of the Indian literature.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1957 for his contribution to Hindi literature,[1] and the 1973 Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of essays, 'Alok Parva'.[2]