Biography.guide
Home › People › Writer › Devendra Satyarthi
Portrait of Devendra Satyarthi

Devendra Satyarthi

1908 – 2003

Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Devendra Satyarthi

Lived 1908 – 2003 (aged 94). Devendra Satyarthi was an Indian writer and short story writer.

Devendra Satyarthi (28 May 1908 – 2003) was an Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature.

Early life Born at Bhadaur (Barnala) he did not complete his education and started travelling from 1927 collecting folk songs which he published in his first folk song anthology in 1935 under the name Giddha, which is considered by many as a seminal work. short stories, poems, essays and folksong anthologies in Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi languages, but reportedly on advice from Rabindranath Tagore, he wrote mostly in Punjabi language towards the end. Miss Folklore, Meet My People - Indian Folk Poetry, Pañjābī loka-sāhita wica sainika, Lanka Desa hai Kolambu, Brahmaputra, and Rath ke Pahiye are some of his notable works.

A winner of the Hindi Sahitya Sadhna Samman, Satyarthi was awarded the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1977. He died on 12 February 2003, at the age of 94, succumbing to old age illnesses. Pancham, a monthly magazine published from Lahore, brought out a 300-page special issue on him in April 2003 and his life has been documented in a biography, Satyarthi – Ik Dant-katha, written by Nirmal Arpan.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Padma Shri in literature and education; Padma Shri

People in Devendra Satyarthi's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Devendra Satyarthi's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Devendra Satyarthi?

Indian folklorist and writer of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi literature

When was Devendra Satyarthi born?

Devendra Satyarthi was born on 28 May 1908 in Sangrur.

When did Devendra Satyarthi die?

Devendra Satyarthi died on 12 February 2003.

What was Devendra Satyarthi's occupation?

Devendra Satyarthi was a writer and short story writer.

What nationality was Devendra Satyarthi?

Devendra Satyarthi was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Devendra Satyarthi

· Wikidata: Q15124759

· DBpedia: Devendra Satyarthi

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Devendra Satyarthi. https://biography.guide/devendra-satyarthi/

MLA: "Devendra Satyarthi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/devendra-satyarthi/.

Chicago: "Devendra Satyarthi." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/devendra-satyarthi/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:17 UTC