Hrishikesh Sulabh
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Hrishikesh Sulabh is a Hindi writer
, best known for short stories and writing plays in Bideshiya shaili. He works with All India Radio
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, Bihar). He received his basic schooling in the village school at Laheji.
The ambience of village stage and theatre led to the inculcation of theatrical values in him.
His father, who was a freedom fighter, moved to the city of Patna
for Sulabh's further education. After completing his B.A. in Hindi, he went to pursue his Masters in the same subject. Due to financial constraints and family responsibilities, he had to drop out after a year of his M.A. education.
As an optimization between arranging his wherewithal and channelizing his creative energies, he took up a job with All India Radio
as an executive.
He married Mira Kumari Varma (Meena Shrivastava) on April 26, 1982 at the age of 28. At that time, she was the only graduate in her village (of Madhavpur, in district of Champaran, Bihar). He has three daughters, Vatsala, Vasundhara, and Vallari.
His life and works have been greatly influenced by his father, Dr. Rama Shankar Srivastava (Prasad), who was a homeopathic doctor and a freedom fighter. Sulabh has been known for crediting his father for being exceptionally understanding. He mentions the freedom and faith extended by his father towards himself as the biggest motivating factors in the journey of his life.
For the past three decades, Hrishikesh Sulabh, apart from writing plays and being a theatre activist, has been actively participating in the various cultural movements.
His stories have been published in a plethora of magazines and at the same time, they have been translated into various languages, also in English.
On account of his intense passion for theatre, he looked up towards writing plays along with story writing.
″Hrishikesh Sulabh″ has incorporated the theatrical skills and ideas of the famous drama style of ″Bhikhari Thakur″ .i.e. Bidesiya″ in his plays for the first time in a very creative style for the contemporary Hindi theatre.
″National School of Drama″ staged his play ″Batohi″.
For the past few years he has been continuously writing for the literary magazine ‘Kathadesh’.
″Dharti Aaba″ is Hrishikesh Sulabh’s latest play.
His story Ashtabhujalal ki Bhujaein/ अष्ठभुजालाल की भुजाएँ (known after translation as Ashtabhujalalinte Bhujangal) was included in Theranjedutha Hindi Kathakal (translated and edited by V. K. Ravindranath)
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
, best known for short stories and writing plays in Bideshiya shaili. He works with All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
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Recent
'Sulabh has just been bestowed upon with the Indu Sharma Antar-rashtriye Katha Samman by Katha,UK for his short-story collection Vasant ke HatyareVasant ke Hatyare
वसंत के हत्यारे is a short story collection by Hrishikesh Sulabh, comprising 9 stories written over 10 years from 2003 to 2009. It has won the author the 16th Indu Sharma International Katha Samman given by Katha UK.-Etymology:...
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Life
He was born in a small village (of Laheji, in district of SiwanSiwan District
Siwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran Division since 1972. The town is known for its great past especially for First President of Indian Republic who belonged to Jeeradei. The...
, Bihar). He received his basic schooling in the village school at Laheji.
The ambience of village stage and theatre led to the inculcation of theatrical values in him.
His father, who was a freedom fighter, moved to the city of Patna
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
for Sulabh's further education. After completing his B.A. in Hindi, he went to pursue his Masters in the same subject. Due to financial constraints and family responsibilities, he had to drop out after a year of his M.A. education.
As an optimization between arranging his wherewithal and channelizing his creative energies, he took up a job with All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
as an executive.
He married Mira Kumari Varma (Meena Shrivastava) on April 26, 1982 at the age of 28. At that time, she was the only graduate in her village (of Madhavpur, in district of Champaran, Bihar). He has three daughters, Vatsala, Vasundhara, and Vallari.
His life and works have been greatly influenced by his father, Dr. Rama Shankar Srivastava (Prasad), who was a homeopathic doctor and a freedom fighter. Sulabh has been known for crediting his father for being exceptionally understanding. He mentions the freedom and faith extended by his father towards himself as the biggest motivating factors in the journey of his life.
For the past three decades, Hrishikesh Sulabh, apart from writing plays and being a theatre activist, has been actively participating in the various cultural movements.
His stories have been published in a plethora of magazines and at the same time, they have been translated into various languages, also in English.
On account of his intense passion for theatre, he looked up towards writing plays along with story writing.
″Hrishikesh Sulabh″ has incorporated the theatrical skills and ideas of the famous drama style of ″Bhikhari Thakur″ .i.e. Bidesiya″ in his plays for the first time in a very creative style for the contemporary Hindi theatre.
″National School of Drama″ staged his play ″Batohi″.
For the past few years he has been continuously writing for the literary magazine ‘Kathadesh’.
″Dharti Aaba″ is Hrishikesh Sulabh’s latest play.
Awards
- 16th Indu Sharma International Katha Samman 2010 by Katha UK
- Banarsi Prasad 'Bhojpuri' samman for short story writing in Hindi
- Anil Kumar Mukharji shikhar samman for theatre activities and play writing
- Ramvriksh Benipuri samman for play writing
- PatliputraPatliputraPāṭaliputra , modern-day Patna, was a city in ancient India, originally built by Ajatashatru in 490 BC as a small fort near the River Ganges, and later the capital of the ancient Mahājanapadas kingdom of Magadha....
award for play writing and theatre - Siddhnath Kumar smriti samman for play writing and theatre criticism
Work
His works can be broadly classified into three categories - plays, short stories, and theatre criticism.Plays
- Dharti Aaba धरती आबा
- AmliAmliAmli is the Gujarati term for tamarind and may also refer to:*Amli, India, a town in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli*Åmli, a town in Norway*Amli, a play by Hrishikesh Sulabh in Bideshiya Shaili...
अमली - Batohi बटोही(ISBN 8126713349)
- Mati Gadi माटी गाडी(Adaption of Mrichchakatikam, a SanskritSanskritSanskrit , 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...
play written by Shudrak) - Maila Aanchal मैला आँचल(Adaptation of a novel by Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'Phanishwar Nath 'Renu was one of the most successful and influential writers of modern Hindi literature in the post-Premchand era...
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Short story collections
- Pattharkat पथरकट
- Vadhsthal se chalang वधस्थल से छ्लाँग
- Bandha Hai Kaal बँधा है काल
- Tuti Ki Aawaz तूती की आवाज़ (ISBN 81-267-1291-0)
- Vasant ke HatyareVasant ke Hatyareवसंत के हत्यारे is a short story collection by Hrishikesh Sulabh, comprising 9 stories written over 10 years from 2003 to 2009. It has won the author the 16th Indu Sharma International Katha Samman given by Katha UK.-Etymology:...
वसंत के हत्यारे
Theatre criticism
- Rang Manch Ka Jantantra -a book of theatre criticism रँगमंच का जनतंत्र collection of Sulabh's article on theatre
- Regular column on theatre activities in KATHADESH, a Hindi monthly
- Regular column on theatre for a while in Hindi news magazine Lokayat
- Articles in various other newspapers and magazines Jagaran, Dainik Hindustan, Rashtriya Sahara
- Sarika
- Dharmyug
- Lahar
- Sakshatkar
- Kathayatra
- Ravivar
- Vasudha
- Samya
- Ab kahani visheshank
- Vartman Sahity
- Hans
- Kathan
- Sabrang-Jansatta visheshank
- Kathadesh
- India TodayIndia TodayIndia Today is an Indian weekly news magazine published by Living Media India Limited, in publication since 1975 based in Mumbai. India Today is also the name of its sister-publication in Hindi...
and Sahity visheshank of India Today - Lokmat visheshank
- Prabhat Khabar visheshank
- Sambhav kahani visheshank
- Janpath
- Samkaleen Bhartiya Sahitya and others
His story Ashtabhujalal ki Bhujaein/ अष्ठभुजालाल की भुजाएँ (known after translation as Ashtabhujalalinte Bhujangal) was included in Theranjedutha Hindi Kathakal (translated and edited by V. K. Ravindranath)