Today in History 20 MAY

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Sumitranandan Pant, Indian Poet, was born

“[Sumitranandan Pant] was, thus, a pioneer who won new frontiers of theme and expression for Hindi poetry.” ~ Dr. B N Prasad, in his article in the Triveni Magazine in 1978. Sumitranandan Pant, born on 20 May 1900, in a village in the Almora district of Uttarakhand named Kausani, is renowned among readers in the Hindi language as an eminent poet whose words stirred not only the nature lovers, but also patriots and intellectuals. His entire repertoire of work provides one a glimpse to his life, his surroundings, and the age of political awakening, socialist ideologies, and philosophical sentiments. Pant won several honours and awards for his inspiring works, including the Jnanpith Award (for his collection of poems named Chidambara) in 1968, Sahitya Academy Award (for his poetry collection Kala Aur Budhdha Chand) in 1960, Padma Bhushan (for all his works) in 1961, and even the Nehru Peace Prize honoured by the Soviet Union (for Lokayatan). Personal Life Youngest among eight children, Pant had a motherless childhood, as she died a few hours after his birth. He was brought up by his grandmother. Pant was originally named Gosain Dutt by his family. He detested the name so much that he changed it to Sumitranandan Pant. Pant did his schooling from Almora and then from Kashi, where he completed his matriculation. He, then, got admission into the Allahabad University to study further. In those days, the charisma of Mahatma Gandhi had captured the imagination of the youth in the country. When Gandhi declared the beginning of the Satyagraha Movement, Pant, like many youngsters of his age left his studies in support of the movement. He, although, taught himself through several literary works in English, Bengali and Sanskrit. In his later years, Pant’s temper became more contemplative and he began to look for answers about life. Through his association with Udayshankar, the well-renowned Indian dancer and film-maker, he travelled to South India, where he met Sri Aurobindo in his ashram in Pondicherry. Sri Aurobindo helped him with his philosophical questions, consequently giving his thinking a direction.

 

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