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Nationality
  
Indian

Died
  
December 31, 1975, Bhopal

Genre
  
Poems (Hindi/Urdu)

Alma mater
  
Allahabad

Name
  
Dushyant Kumar

Movies
  
Halla Bol

Role
  
Poet


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Born
  
1 September 1933 Rajpur Navada Village, Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, British India (
1933-09-01
)

Occupation
  
Poet, dramatist, Litterateur, Gazal, translator

Notable works
  
Ek Kanth Vishpayi Mann Ke Kon, published in 1963

Similar People
  
Rajkumar Santoshi, Sameer, Ranjit Kapoor, Kumar Vishwas, Pankaj Kapur

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Dushyant Kumar Tyagi (1 September 1933 – 30 December 1975) was a poet of modern Hindi literature. He is known as the first Hindi Ghazal writer of India. In India, he is generally recognised as one of the foremost Hindustani poets of the 20th century. He was also a dramatist and litterateur.

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Early life

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Dushyant Kumar was born at Navada Village of Bijnor District in Uttar Pradesh in a Tyagi family. He earned his MA with Hindi as his core subject from Allahabad University.

Vocation

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His literary career started at Allahabad. He wrote many dramas, poems, Gazals, and short stories. He actively participated in Seminars at Parimal Academy of Literature. He also worked with Naye Patte, an important Indian newsletter of that time, Akashwani and Rajbhasha Section in Madhya Pradesh. Corruption was a major theme in his writings. His poetry has become an inspiration for an whole generation of emerging poets.

Personal life

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Dushyant Kumar was married to Smt. Rajeshwari Tyagi.

Death and legacy

Dushyant Kumar died at the age of 42 on 31 December 1975, due to a cardiac arrest in Bhopal. A contemporary of Dr. Harivanshrai Bachchan, Dushyant made valuable contributions to Hindi and Urdu Literature during his lifetime.

  • Parts of Dushyant Kumar's poem ""Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी)" were used in the popular 2017 India film Irada. The film showcases the sorry state of the people of Bhatinda (Punjab) due to corruption, and cancer caused by pesticides left from the Green revolution and uranium contamination of ground water due to fly ash from thermal power plants.
  • The poem "Ho Gayi hai Peer Parvat Si"(हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी) was sung often by Arvind Kejriwal during the Anti Corruption Movement (2011–2012) in India.
  • Lines Dushyant Kumar from his Ghazal 'Saye Me Dhoop' are often used in many programmes, and the Hindi film "Halla Bol" मेरे सीने में नहीं तो तेरे सीने मे सही, हो कहीं भी आग, लेकिन आग जलनी चाहिए. Star Plus used the lines "Sirf hungaama khada karna mera maqsad nahin, saari koshish hai, ki yeh soorat badalni chahiye" in promos for its show Satyameva Jayate.
  • The Indian Department of posts issued a commemorative stamp with Dushyant Kumar's image on it, in September 2009.
  • A museum dedicated to Dushyant Kumar (Dushyant Kumar Smarak Pandulipi Sangrahalaya) exists in C.T.T. nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
  • The poem "Tu kisi rail si guzarti hai" was used as a song in the critically acclaimed movie Masaan.
  • ABP News and famous Hindi poet Kumar Vishwas made an episode on Dushyant Kumar in their program Mahakavi which was aired on 12th & 13th november, 2016.
  • References

    Dushyant Kumar Wikipedia