Manglesh Dabral

Manglesh Dabral (16 May 19489 December 2020) was an Indian Hindi poet and journalist. He was associated with Hindi-language newspapers including Jansatta, Hindi Patriot, and Purvagrah. Some of his popular works include Pahar Par Lalten , Ghar Ka Rasta , and Kavi Ka Akelapan . He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2000 for his anthology Ham Jo Dekhte Hain .

Early life Dabral was born on 16 May 1948, in the village of Kaphalpani, Princely State of Tehri Garhwal (now in the Indian state of Uttarakhand). He then moved to Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to work as an editor for Bharat Bhavan's Purvagrah. He went on to work for Amrit Prabhat published from Allahabad and Lucknow before going on to being the editor of Jansatta and later at Sahara Samay. He also worked with the National Book Trust as an editorial consultant, and with the Hindi monthly magazine Public Agenda as its editor.

He was a vocal critic of the Indian government, and his works reflected dissent. He returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 in a protest that saw many Indian writers returning their awards.

Dabral was considered among the foremost contemporary Hindi language poets. He was credited to having brought in a new sensibility to contemporary Hindi poetry, with the use of low key and precise language. Hindi poet Asad Zaidi noted that "he was not a showy poet, but in his understated fashion, he brought magic to Hindi poetry."

Works Source(s): Poetry

Pahar Par Lalten Ghar Ka Rasta Ham Jo Dekhte Hain Awaz Bhi Ek Jagah Hai Naye Yug Men Shatru

Prose

Lekhak Ki Roti Kavi Ka Akelapan Ek Bar Iowa