Chandrakant Devtale

Chandrakant Devatale (7 November 1936 – 14 August 2017) was an author and poet of Sathotari Hindi poetry.[1] He has been associated with teaching work in higher education. He won the Makhanlal Chaturvedi Award, a prominent literature honour of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Chandrakant Devtale
चन्द्रकान्त देवतले
Born
Chandrakant Devtale

(1936-11-07)7 November 1936
Jaulkheda, District Betul, Madhya Pradesh.
Died14 August 2017(2017-08-14) (aged 80)
Nationality Indian
ChildrenAnupriya Devtale

Early life and education

Devatale was born in Jaulkheda, a village District in Betul, Madhya Pradesh.[1] He completed his higher education from Indore and Ph.D. from Sagar University.He started writing poetry in 1952 and by 1960 he was published in all major literary magazines in Hindi. He has written more than 500 poems. His daughter Anupriya Devtale is considered among the top class of Violin players from India.[2]

Major works

Devtale's major works are as follows:

  • हड्डियों में छिपा ज्वर (Fever hidden in bones)
  • दीवारों पर खून से (On the walls with blood)
  • लकड़बग्घा हँस रहा है (Hyena laughing)
  • रोशनी के मैदान की तरफ़ (Towards the field of light)
  • भूखंड तप रहा है (Plot is heating)
  • हर चीज़ आग में बताई गई थी (Everything was told in the fire)
  • पत्थर की बैंच (Stone Bench)
  • पत्थर रोशनी (The Stone Light)
  • उजाड़ में संग्रहालय (Museum in Desh)[3]

He wrote many more poems and articles about the life of poor and unprivileged people of India.[4] His Poem "यमराज की दिशा" (Direction of Yamraj) has been published in National Council of Education Research & Training (NCERT)Textbook "क्षितिज" (Kshitij) for Class IX.[5]

Awards and honours

Devtale received awards including:

Translations of his poems have been made in Indian languages and foreign languages.

Devatale's poetry has its roots in the life of the villages and the lower middle class.[7] In it, human life is present with its diversity and irony. While there is anger against the ugliness of the system in the poet, there is also human love. He says his words directly and deadly.[8]

Death

Devtale died on 14 August 2017 due to a long illness.[8]

References
  1. eBiography. "चंद्रकांत देवताले जीवनी - Biography of Chandrakant Devtale in Hindi Jivani". jivani.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. Deotale, Anupriya. "Anupriya Deotale".
  3. "चन्द्रकान्त देवताले - कविता कोश". kavitakosh.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. "क्या सिर्फ अच्छा होना काफी है - वरिष्ठ हिंदी कवि चंद्रकांत देवताले - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. "class nine hindi chandrakant devtale yamraj ki disha question answer". www.excellup.com. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  6. WD. "Chandrakant Devatale | पत्थर फेंक रहा हूं : चंद्रकांत देवताले का काव्य संग्रह". hindi.webdunia.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  7. सिंह, रमाशंकर (2017-08-16). "चंद्रकांत देवताले की कविताएं इंसानी तमीज़ की कविताएं हैं". The Wire - Hindi. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  8. "चंद्रकांत देवताले: सच का सामना और प्रेम के तारों से जुड़ा काव्य संकल्प..." Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
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