Pen name Prabhat Name Ravindra Prabhat Nationality Indian Role Novelist | Period (1991-present) Spouse M. Prabhat (m. 1989) Subject Literature and blogs Marriage location Bettiah | |
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Born Ravindra Kumar Chaubey
5 April 1969 (age 54)
Mahindwara, Sitamarhi, Bihar, India ( 1969-04-05 ) Occupation Poet, writer, journalist Genre Poetry, ghazal, story writing and blog criticism Education Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University | ||
Ravindra Prabhat (born 5 April 1969) is a Hindi novelist, journalist, poet, and short story writer from India. He has worked as an editor and screen play writer. Some of his works have been translated into other languages and published in various literary magazines and anthologies.
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Early life and education
Prabhat was born on 5 April 1969 in the village of Mahindwara, Sitamarhi, India. He raised and received primary education there. He obtained higher education in geography honours from B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University in Muzaffarpur, he later studied Master of Journalism and Mass Communication (MJMC) from the Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad.
Personal life
According to the Brahmin family culture he underwent an upanayan initiation at age eleven. He married M. Prabhat, in Bettiah on 18 May 1989. They have a son and two daughters.
Literary career
Prabhat has been writing since 1987 in various subjects. He is also chief editor of VatVriksh & Parikalpana Samay (Hindi Magazine).
Writings and style
Prabhat is a realistic poet, often writing about social topics and human suffering.His work often touches on human suffering and social issues.
Blogging
Prabhat has written and edited works on Hindi blogging, and has also published his writing in the form of a blog. He started blogging in 2007, and has published fiction as well as reviews of other blogs.
Prabhat is a founding member of the Parikalpna Award, a blog literary award in India. It is presented by the magazine Parikalpana Samay and the Non-governmental organization Parikalpnaa. The first Parikalpna Award was presented on 30 April 2011.