Autobiography of harivansh rai bachchan in hindi

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Hindi poet and writer (1907–2003)

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala. He was the father of Amitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. His wife Teji Bachchan was a social activist. In 1976, he received the Padma Bhushan for his service to Hindi literature.

Early life

Bachchan was born in Babupatti, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in British India on 27 November 1907 into a HinduKayastha family. His family name was Srivastava. He began using the pen name "Bachchan" (meaning child) for his Hindi poetry. From 1941 to 1957, he taught in the English Department at the Allahabad University and then spent the next two years at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, completing a PhD on W. B. Yeats.

Personal life

Bachchan married Shyama in 1926 who died of tuberculosis in 1936. In 1941, he married Teji Suri. Their elder son Amitabh Bachchan was born on 11 October 1942, followed by their younger son, Ajitabh, on 18 May 1947.

He had used the pen name Bachchan ("child-like" in colloquial Hindi), under which he published all of his works. When looking to get their elder son admitted to a school, he and Teji decided the family's surname should be Bachchan instead of Srivastava, as both parents opposed the caste system. Thus, it became the legal surname of the family. He was close friends with the Hindi Cinema Thespian Prithviraj Kapoor.

Bachchan died on 18 January 2003 due to respiratory failure.

Writing career

Bachchan was fluent in several Hindi languages

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (27 November 1907–18 Januari 2003) ialah penyair India dari gerakan sastera Nayi Kavita dari kesusasteraan Hindi awal abad ke-20. Dilahirkan dalam keluarga Awadhi India Hindu dari kaum Srivastava kasta Kayastha, di kampung Babupatti, di daerah Pratapgarh, di Wilayah Agra dan Oudh di British India, beliau juga ialah seorang penyair Hindi Kavi Sammelan. Beliau terkenal dengan karya awal Madhushala (मधुशाला). Beliau juga merupakan suami aktivis sosial, Teji Bachchan, bapa Amitabh Bachchan dan datuk Abhishek Bachchan. Pada tahun 1976, beliau menerima Padma Bhushan untuk khidmatnya kepada kesusasteraan Hindi.

Kerjaya penulisan

Bachchan fasih dalam beberapa loghat Hindustani (Awadhi, Hindi, Urdu) dan juga Parsi. Beliau memasukkan perbendaharaan kata Hindi-Urdu secara meluas, ditulis dalam skrip Hindi . Walaupun beliau tidak dapat membaca skrip Parsi, beliau dipengaruhi oleh puisi Parsi dan Urdu, terutamanya Omar Khayyam.

Karya yang digunakan dalam filem

hasil karya Bachchan telah digunakan dalam filem dan muzik. Contohnya termasuk gandingan karya "Agneepath" digunakan sepanjang filem Agneepath tahun 1990 sekali lagi dibintangi oleh Amitabh Bachchan dan kemudiannya pada tahun pembuatan semula Agneepath, yang dibintangi oleh Hrithik Roshan.

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