Kanhaiyalal Sethia

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Kanhaiyalal Sethia (Hindi:[कन्हैयालाल सेठिया][1]) is one of the most well known Rajasthani & Hindi poets. He was born September 11, 1919 in Sujangarh, Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

The poetry of Kanhaiyalal shows his patriotic fervor for Rajasthan. His poems reflect the silent changes taking place in rural life of Rajasthan. Some of his poems are full of religious and spiritual overtones.

[edit] Work

His first collection Ramaniyai ra soratha, was written in the traditional style of didactic poetry rich in images and similes. His other books of poems are Minjhara, Kum kum, Lilatamsa, Dhara kuncham dhara majalam, Mayada ro helo, Sabada, Satavani, Aghori kala. His book of poetic prose is Gala-gachiya. He has written 18 Books in Hindi , 14 Books in Rajasthani and 2 books in Urdu.

[edit] Awards

Kanhaiyalal Sethia was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Lilatamsa. He also received Jnanapitha Moortidevi Award in 1986 and Surajmal Misrana Sekhar Award in 1987. He was conferred Padma Shri award in 2004 .He was awarded the prestigious " Sahithya Vascahpati" by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan ,Prayag, the prestigiuos" Sahitya Manishi" by the Sahitya Academy,Udaipur .

He is also a nationalist and a social activist.