Biography of Chandrakant Devtale | Literary introduction and Main works - Award to Chandrakant Devtale

Biography of Chandrakant Devtale:

Chandrakant Devtale was an Indian poet, born on November 6, 1936, in the Gondwana region of India. He was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and was referred to as one of the most political Hindi poets1. Devtale completed his higher education in Indore and received his doctorate from Sagar University. He mostly wrote poems in both Hindi and Marathi and has been referred to as one of the most political Hindi poets. His works include "हड्डियों में छिपा ज्वर" (‘The fever hidden in bones’), "भूखंड तप रहा है" (‘The Earth heats up’), "रोशनी के मैदान की तरफ़" (‘Towards the Flatland of Light’), "आग हर चीज़ में बताई गई थी" (‘Fire Was Said to Dwell in Everything’) and many more. Devtale passed away on August 14, 2017.

Biography of Chandrakant Devtale

Literary introduction of Chandrakant Devtale

Hindi and Marathi are spoken in Betul, so their poetry was alive in the world. The part of central India that touches Maharashtra, the Marathi language has been spoken as the first or second language. Betul is also such a place. Like his beloved poet, Muktibod, Devtale used to behave like a language from Marathi to the language of the courtyard. It can be seen repeatedly in his poems. He lived in Indore and Indore was called Mumbai of Central India due to its pragmaticity. This pragmatism also narrates his poems. Devtale was a highly educated person.

In Poetry's poems, shoe shines from one boy to the US president. They used to write poems on 'Bush' in the country of Buddha, from 'the poorest people in the world' but it is pleasant that anywhere in this whole dispersion of the poem their anger does not diminish. They want to get rid of hunger by making them angry by making them angry. 'Since when is darkness / burning in the darkness of fire / hunger / yet boiling / sea of ​​fury / how long? Till when?' The title of his poem is. Devtale were the poets of the epic of the deprived. He gave place to Dalits, villagers, tribals and exploited in his writings. In his poems, discussions on modern issues such as justice discrimination and global warming are also seen.

Main works:

Poetry collection: hidden fever in the bones, blood on the walls, lanterns are laughing, on the side of the light ground, the plot is frosting, the fire was told in everything, stone bands, so many stone lights, its dreams, Expensive deal, throwing stones

Criticism: Liberty: Poetry and Life Vivek

Editing: The second sky, the sun's eye on the stove

Translation: Pisati ka Burj (poems of Dilip Chitra, translated from Marathi)

Award to Chandrakant Devtale:

Muktibod Fellowship, Makhanlal Chaturvedi Poetry Award, Shikhar Samman of Madhya Pradesh Rule, Sreejan Bharti Award, Poetry Time Award.