Laxminarayan Payodhi
Laxminarayan Payodhi was born on 23 March 1957 in a small village called Ankisa Mal in Maharashtra and grew up in Bhopalpatnam (Bijapur district), Chhattisgarh.
He is a noted Indian poet of the contemporary literary movement from modern Indian Hindi literature. He is best known for his early work, *Somaru*, which was even recognized as a bestseller and has been published three times (1992, 1997, 2005).
Personal life and education
Laxminarayan Payodhi is one of the most significant poets of modern Hindi, born into a Telugu-speaking family. Though a student of Hindi, he took a keen interest in various Vedas and epics from the very beginning. In time, through his natural intelligence and acquired knowledge, he became an authority on languages – Telugu and Hindi. He is known by his pen name "Payodhi," which means sea of milk.
Payodhi's life, barring short periods, was one long sequence of struggle and hard work. His father, Tati Mallaiya, was a farmer with high principles and open thoughts, which helped him to come out of such a small village to a big city because of the extreme talents he possessed and commence his bright future. Payodhi was educated in the Hindi medium. His earlier education was in Bhopalpattnam. However, after seeing his talent and brilliance, the government sent him to better institutes for further studies. Thereon, he moved to Jagdalpur and then to Raipur for his graduation and for his master's degree in Hindi literature and sociology, from Ravishankar University, Raipur. Growing up, he took inspiration from personalities like Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', Swami Vivekananda and Adishankaracharya.
After his marriage with Bhagyarekha and her support, he started publishing his books of poems in Hindi. Thereafter, he excelled in various fields of Hindi literature as a storywriter, novelist, playwright, critic and even did significant work for children.
Living in Bhopal for the last 25 years,[when?] he has set various examples by contributing a lot to the tribes of Madhya Pradesh. In such a long time, he was editor of the very popular magazine Samajh Jharokha for tribal children. For the last two decades,[when?] he has done research on tribal languages, lifestyle and culture,[1][2][3] promoting betterment for the tribes of Madhya Pradesh.[citation needed]
Literary works
Poetry
- Somaru (1992, 1997, 2005)
- Aakhetakhon ke Viruddh (1997)
- Ant mein bachi Kavita (2000)
- Gamak (Ghazals, 2002)
- Harshit hai Brahmand (Lyrics, 2003–2004)
- Kandeel mein Suraj (Ghazals, 2005)
- Punarapi (selected poems, 2005)
- Chuppiyon ka Bayaan (Ghazals, 2008)
- Andhere ke paar (Ghazals, 2011)
- Chintalnaar se Chintalnaar tak (Poems, 2012)
- Sugandhon Ka Safar (Ghazals, 2015)
- Ujaalon ki Talaash (Ghazals & lyrics, 2017)
- Lamjhana (Poems, 2018)
- Samay ka Naad (Poems, 2018)
- Khayalon ki Dhoop (Ghazals, 2018)
Stories
- Sambandhon ke Avaj Mein (1992)
Drama
- Gundadhoor (Poetic Drama, 2018)
Research books
- Gondi-Hindi shabd kosh (Dictionary, 2006)
- Bhili-Hindi shabd kosh (Dictionary, 2007)
- Korku-Hindi shabd kosh (Dictionary 2007)
- Gond Janjati Ka Sanskratik Pralekh (Culture of Gond Tribe, 2006)
- Janjatiya Godna: Shrungar aur upchaar (2012)
- Bhil Janaati Samuh Ke Saanskritik Aayaam (Culture of Bhil Tribal Group, 2015)
- Dhangana (Coffee table book on Baigapainting, 2017)
Children's literature
- Vanvaasi Krantiveer (1990)
- Ajab Kahaani, Gazab Kahaani (1996)
- Languron K Desh Mein (1996)
- Ababeel Ki Saheli (2000)
- Ghonsala Bola (2005)
- Adivasi Kranti Nayak (2005)
- Thibaru (Novel, 1992)
- Suraj ke Desh mein (Novel, 2005)
- Titali Pari (Drama, 1998)
- Uttar ban Jayen (Poems, 2005)
- Uunche Rakhen Iraade (Poems, 2005)
- Adivaasi Bachchon ke Khel (Encyclopedia on tribal games, In two parts, 2005)
Other works
- Telefilm 'Mahuphool'(based on short story 'Mahue ke Phool) and tele drama 'Bhoomkal'( based on Gundadhoor)
- Translated 'Somaru' in Marathi and English and 'Kandeel mein Sooraj' in Urdu.
- Some of the poems and stories have been translated into Urdu, Telugu, Halbi, and Sindhi.
- Some of the stories and poems have been included in the syllabus of M.P. Board and C.B.S.E.
- Gundadhoor, Somaru, Harshit hai Brahmand, Gamak and even he as a personality have been the subject of study for PhD and D.Lit. for many researchers.
- 6. There had been a program called 'Somaru- Prasang' by Karvat Kala Parishad (1997)
- An event called 'Payodhi- Prasang' by Janhit Prakashan was organized to discuss Payodhi's literature (2002).
- Vande Matram Samiti organized a Ghazal evening on Payodhi's creations. Twice, once on 'Gamak' in 2002 and then for 'Andhere ke Paar' in 2011.
Editing
- Samajh jharokha (govt. monthly magazine for children)
- Vimarsh (about criticism)
- Gondi- Hindi dictionary
- Bhili- Hindi dictionary
- Korku -Hindi dictionary
- Sampark and Sandhaan (newsletter of Tribal Welfare Department, Madhya Pradesh)
- Research bulletin (Tribal Research and Development Institute, Madhya Pradesh)
- Korku Vyakaran
- Bhili Vyakaran
- Kaargil ki Goonj (Poems)
Honors and awards
- Indravati Award (1982). Kondagaon.
- Ambika Prasad 'Divya' Puraskar: 'Sambandhon k Avej Mein' (1993), Harshit hai Brahmaand (2008), Madhya Pradesh Rashtra Bhasha Prachaar Samiti.
- Kadambinee Puraskar (1995), Hindustan Times.
- Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla Puraskar (1996) Madhya Pradesh Saahitya Academy
- Pavaiya Puraskar (2007), Kala Mandir.
- A special award for the dictionary of 3 tribal languages (Bheeli, Korku, Gondi) (2008) Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Bhartiya bal kalyan sansthan (1996) (contribution for children's literature)
- Vasant Rao Uikey Samman (2002), Vasant Rao Uikey Smruti Sansthan, for tribal emotions in Hindi literature.
- Special honor for children's literature (2008) Bal Kalyan evam Bal Sahitya Shodh Kendra.
- Bhasha Bharti samman (2010) Karvat Kala parishad.
- Sudeergh Samman: Baalinaath Shodh Samsthaan, Ujjain
- Nagrik Samman (2015) Nagrik kalyan samiti, Bhopal
- Kamleshwar Award from the Dushyant Museum[4]
References
- "Bastar ka kavyapurush Somaru" (kala karvat- April 1997)
- Dr. Lata Agarwal's "Payodhi Ho janey Ka Arth" (Criticism, 2013)
- ↑ Jan 5, Rageshri Ganguly / TNN /; 2013; Ist, 22:34. "Preservation of tribal dialects in Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ↑ "Korku dialect is more than a linguistic identity for many. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ↑ Sahu, R. C. (2006-03-22). "TRDC compiles tribal dictionary". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ↑ Pioneer, The. "Dushyant Museum to give 11 Memorial Awards at annual fest". The Pioneer. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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