Shivpujan Sahay

Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (9 August 1893 – 21 January 1963) was a noted Hindi and Bhojpuri novelist, editor and prose writer. He contributed in pioneering modern trends. His auto-biographical story "Mata ka Aanchal" ("Mother's Embrace") also featured in the NCERT Hindi textbook, Kritika, for the tenth grade. He was also conferred with the Padma Bhushan award by the Government of India.

Personal life

Shivpujan Sahay was born in a land-owning, Kayastha family in the Unwas village of Buxar, Bihar on 9 August 1893. His childhood name was 'Bholanath'.

Works by Acharya Shivpujan Sahay

Stories and novels Wey Din Wey Log – 1965 Bimb:Pratibimb – 1967 Mera Jeevan – 1985 Smritishesh – 1994 Hindi Bhasha Aur Sahitya – 1996 Gram Sudhar – 2007 Dehati Duniya – 1926 Vibhuti – 1935 Mera Bachapan – 1960 Amar Senani Veer Kunwar Singh- 1962 Mata ka anchal

Edited works Dwivedi Abhinandan Granth – 1933 Rajendra Abhinandan Granth – 1950 Anugrah Abhinandan Granth – 1946 Jayanti Smarak Granth – 1942 Bihar ki Mahilayen (Rajendra Abhinandan Granth) – 1962 Atmakatha – 1947 Rangbhumi – 1925 Samanway – 1925 Mauji – 1925 Golmaal- 1925 Jagaran – 1932 Balak – 1930 Himalaya- 1946 Hindi Sahitya Aur Bihar- 1962 Madhuri- 1924

Bhojpuri

Kundan Singh-Kesar Bai (Short Story)

Death

He died in Patna on 21 January 1963. His posthumously published books are Wey Din Wey Log (1965), Mera Jeevan (1985), Smritishesh (1994), Hindi Bhasha Aur Sahitya (1996), and Gram Sudhar (2007) and 'Shivapoojan Sahay Sahitya Samagra' (10 Vols.)