Kunwar Bechain

Kunwar Bechain (1 July 1942 – 29 April 2021) was a Hindi poet of India.[1] He was a resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Kunwar Bechain

Biography

Dr. Bechain was born in village Umri, District Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh on 1 July 1942. His actual name was Dr. Kunwar Bahadur Saxena. He spent his early years in Chandousi, Uttar Pradesh.[2] He holds an M.A in Hindi and Ph,d. He worked as head of the Hindi department in MMH College, Ghaziabad.[3][4][5][6] He died on 29 April 2021 due to COVID-19 in Noida during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uttar Pradesh.[7] His great works in Hindi Literature have forced the Indian Government to name a road in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on his name.[8]

He has appeared on numerous poetry events all across the country (like kavi-sammelans). He also appeared on numerous episodes on SAB TV's poetry show Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!.[9] He also received Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020.[10]

He was also the PhD advisor of another famous Indian Hindi poet Dr. Kumar Vishwas.[11]

References
  1. K.C. Dutt, ed. (2001). Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999: A-M Vol 1. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 123. ISBN 978-8126008735. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. Sharma, Rinkal (2019). Hindi Ke Nou Sarathi (in Hindi). Delhi,India: Fusion Books. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-93-5296-530-4.
  3. "कुँअर बेचैन - कविता कोश". Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  4. "Kunwar Bechain – Hasya Kavi Sammelan Organizers".
  5. "Kunwar Bechain poems Online,Poems by Kunwar Bechain-Indian Poet,Kunwar Bechain Biography,Best poems of Kunwar Bechain,About Indian Poet:Kunwar Bechain". Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  6. "कुअंर बेचैन की ग़ज़ल | हिंदी काव्य | A Ghazal by Kunwar Bechain". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  7. "दुःखद : देश के वरिष्ठ कवि कुंवर बेचैन का कोरोना से निधन, साहित्य जगत में शोक की लहर". Amar Ujala.
  8. "गाजियाबाद की सड़क का नाम अब डॉ. कुंअर बेचैन मार्ग". Amar Ujala. 2 July 2021.
  9. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wah Wah Kya Baat Hai | Dr. Kunwar Bechain. YouTube.
  10. "Kavishala Lifetime Achievement Award - 2020 | Kunwar Bechain". kavishala.in. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. Kumar Vishwas pays tribute to his PhD advisor (see the description of the video) by reciting Dr. Bechain's poem


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