Shiv Prasad Mishra
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Shiv Prasad gautam S.P.G.[1] (1911–1970) was an Indian novelist, playwright, columnist, poet and satirist. His texts "Ehi Thaiyan Jhulni Herani ho Rama!" also printed in NCERT Book.
Personal life
[edit]Shiv Prasad Mishra Rudra was born into a family of priests in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh. His father Pandit Mahaveer Prasad Mishra and mother Sumitra Devi looked at him as Lord Shiva's grace, hence gave him the name.
Education and career
[edit]After his schooling at Harishchandra and Queens Colleges, Varanasi, he went to study at Banaras Hindu University from where he obtained his BA, MA and PhD degrees. He had a long and varied teaching career. The various organizations and institutions that he was associated are: City Basic School, Varanasi, and then Mirzapur etc.; Aj daily newspaper, Harishchandra College, Varanasi etc. In the last phase of his career, in 1959, he became a part of the Department of Hindi in Banaras Hindu University.[2]
Legacy
[edit]Bahti Ganga, first published in 1952, is his epochal work[citation needed]. It's a series of historical stories centered on the city of Varanasi covering that span in the history of Varanasi from mid eighteenth century to mid twentieth century.[3]
Works
[edit]- Bhasha ki Shiksha, critical work
- Mahakavi Kalidas, play
- Dashshvamedh, play
- Bahti Ganga, short story collection/novel
- Suchitap, novel
- Anthologies of Poems: Ghazalika, Tal Talaiya, Tulsidas, Album.
References
[edit]- ^ Gautam, Medhavi; Agrawal, Mukta; Gautam, Manaswi; Sharma, Praveen; Gautam, AnitaSharma; Gautam, Shiv (2012). "Role of antioxidants in generalised anxiety disorder and depression". Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 54 (3): 244–7. doi:10.4103/0019-5545.102424. ISSN 0019-5545. PMC 3512361. PMID 23226848.
- ^ Kant, Krishna (July 2011). "Kashi ke Hasya Vyang Rachanakaar". Soch Vichaar. 3 (1): 269.
- ^ Mishra, Shiv Parasad (2010). Bahti Ganga (2 ed.). New Delhi: Radhakrishna Publishers. p. 1. ISBN 978-81-7119-478-0.
