Acharya Kuber Nath Rai
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Acharya Kuber Nath Rai was a writer and scholar of Hindi Literature
and Sanskrit
.
, Uttar Pradesh
in a Brahmin
of bhumihar Brahmin clan family. He got his education from Banaras Hindu University
and Calcutta University.
College, Assam
as a Lecturer in English Department. From 1986 to 1995 he was in Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
PG College, Ghazipur, UP as a Principal. He got the Moorti Devi award from Bharatiya Jnanpith and many awards from UP
, WB
and Assam
Government.
His collections of essays Gandha Madan, Priya neel-kanti, Ras Aakhetak, Vishad Yog, Nishad Bansuri, Parna mukut have enormously enriched the form of essay
. A scholar of Indian culture and western literature
, he was proud of Indian heritage. His love for natural beauty and Indian folk literatures
and preference for agricultural society over the age of machines, his romantic outlook, aesthetic sensibility, his keen eye on contemporary reality and classical style place him very high among contemporary essayists in Hindi
.
Hindi literature
Hindi literature , is broadly divided into four prominent forms or styles, being Bhakti ; Shringar ; Veer-Gatha ; and Adhunik...
and Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
.
Early life
He was born in Matsa village, GhazipurGhazipur
Ghazipur , or Ghazipur City, previously spelt Ghazeepore, is a city/town and a municipal corporation and headquarter of Ghazipur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ghazipur Division and Sub-division...
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
in a Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
of bhumihar Brahmin clan family. He got his education from Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University is a public university located in Varanasi, India and is one of the Central Universities of India. It is the largest residential university in Asia, with over 24,000 students in its campus. BHU was founded in 1916 by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya under the Parliamentary...
and Calcutta University.
Teaching career
From 1958 to 1986 he was in NalbariNalbari
Nalbari is a city and a municipal board in Nalbari district in the Indian state of Assam. Nalbari is headquarter of Nalbari District.-Education:...
College, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
as a Lecturer in English Department. From 1986 to 1995 he was in Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati , born in a Jijhoutia Brahminfamily of Ghazipur of Uttar Pradesh state of India, was an ascetic of Dashnami Order of Adi Shankara Sampradaya as well as a nationalist and peasant leader of India...
PG College, Ghazipur, UP as a Principal. He got the Moorti Devi award from Bharatiya Jnanpith and many awards from UP
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, WB
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
and Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
Government.
Writing career
Kuber Nath Rai is one of the writers who dedicated themselves entirely to the form of essay-writing.His collections of essays Gandha Madan, Priya neel-kanti, Ras Aakhetak, Vishad Yog, Nishad Bansuri, Parna mukut have enormously enriched the form of essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
. A scholar of Indian culture and western literature
Western literature
Western literature refers to the literature written in the languages of Europe, including the ones belonging to the Indo-European language family as well as several geographically or historically related languages such as Basque, Hungarian, and so forth...
, he was proud of Indian heritage. His love for natural beauty and Indian folk literatures
Oral tradition
Oral tradition and oral lore is cultural material and traditions transmitted orally from one generation to another. The messages or testimony are verbally transmitted in speech or song and may take the form, for example, of folktales, sayings, ballads, songs, or chants...
and preference for agricultural society over the age of machines, his romantic outlook, aesthetic sensibility, his keen eye on contemporary reality and classical style place him very high among contemporary essayists in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
.
Main works
- Andhkaar Mein Agnishikha, Prabhat Prakashan, ISBN 81-85826-61-7.
- Priya Neelkanthi, Bharatiya Jnanpith, 1969.
- Ras Aakhetak, Bharatiya Jnanpith, 1971.
- Gandhmaadan, Bharatiya Jnanpith, 1972.
- Nishad Bansuri, 1973.
- Vishad Yoga, National Publishing Hause (Delhi), 1974.
- Parn mukut, Lok Bhāratī Prakāśana (Allāhābād), 1978.
- Mahakavi ki Tarjani, National Publiśiṅg Hāuse (Delhi), 1979
- Patr:Maniputul ke naam, Viśvavidyālaya Prakāśana (Vārāṇasī), (1980) reprint 2004.
- Manpawan ki Nauka, Prabhāt Prakāśana (Delhi), 1983.
- Kirat nadi mein Chandramadhu, Viśvavidyālaya Prakāśana (Vārāṇasi), 1983.
- Dristi Abhisaar, National Publiśhiṅg Hāuse (New Delhi), 1984
- Treta ka vrihatsaam, National Publiśhiṅg Hāuse (New Delhi), 1986.
- Kaamdhenu, Rājapal& Sons (Delhi), 1990.
- Maraal, Bharatiya Jnanpith, 1993.
- Agam ki Nav
- Vani ka kshirsagar
- RamayanaRamayanaThe Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
Mahateertham, Bharatiya Jnanpith (New Delhi), 2002 - Kanthamani (Kavya Sangrah), Viśvavidyālaya Prakāśana, (Vārāṇasī), 1998
- Uttarkuru, 1993.
- Cinmaya Bhārata: ārsha-cintana ke buniyādī sūtra, Hindustānī Academy, (Allahabad), 1996
Anthologies of essays
- Kuberanātha Rāya ke pratinidhi nibandha, Sāhitya Bhavana (Allahabad), 1991
Works on him
- Sankar Chandak, Department of Hindi. Title: Kuber Nath Rai Ke Nibandhan Ka Swaroop Aur Shilpa Vidhan. V.B.S Purvanchal University , JaunpurJaunpur, Uttar PradeshJaunpur is a city and a municipal board in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Jaunpur district is located to the northwest of the district of Varanasi in the eastern part of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. According to the 2001 census, Jaunpur district had a population...
, U.P.Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, 2001. - Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari,Bhartiya Sahitya ke Nirmata, Kubernath Rai, Sahitya AkademiSahitya AkademiThe Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
,New Delhi(2007)ISBN 81-260-2523-9 - Aman Mohindra;Kubernath Rai ke lalit nibandhon ka saanskritik vishleshan, Punjabi UniversityPunjabi UniversityPunjabi University, located at Patiala, is one of the premier institutions of higher education in Punjab, India. Panjabi University teaches and researches in science, engineering and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports....
, Patiala.2003 - Suresh Maheshwari, Lalita nibandhakara Kuberanatha Raya: Vyaktitva-krtitva ki lalita alocana, Bhavana Prakasana; 1st edition (1999), ISBN 81-7667-000-6
External links
- Orissa Public Service Commission http://www.opsc.nic.in/ocs-main.pdf