Sohan Lal Dwivedi (Aged 82) was born on 22 February 1906 in Bindki, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was an Indian poet, Gandhian, and freedom fighter who attained a master’s degree (MA) in Hindi and pursued higher studies in Sanskrit. He was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and wrote the following lines to describe Gandhi’s popularity.
Dwivedi was known for his patriotic poems such as Tumhe Naman, a poem on Mahatma Gandhi, Ali Racho Chand, Khadi Geet, Giriraj, Nayanon ki Resham Dori se, Mathrubhumi, Prakriti Sandesh, Jay Rashtra Nishan, Re Man, Vandana, and Himalay. He passed away in Kanpur on 1 March 1988.
Considered a national poet, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1970, the fourth highest civilian award in India.
Sohan Lal Dwivedi
(1906 – 1988) – (Uttar Pradesh)
Sohan Lal Dwivedi (Aged 82) was born on 22 February 1906 in Bindki, Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was an Indian poet, Gandhian, and freedom fighter who attained a master’s degree (MA) in Hindi and pursued higher studies in Sanskrit. He was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and wrote the following lines to describe Gandhi’s popularity.
Dwivedi was known for his patriotic poems such as Tumhe Naman, a poem on Mahatma Gandhi, Ali Racho Chand, Khadi Geet, Giriraj, Nayanon ki Resham Dori se, Mathrubhumi, Prakriti Sandesh, Jay Rashtra Nishan, Re Man, Vandana, and Himalay. He passed away in Kanpur on 1 March 1988.
Considered a national poet, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1970, the fourth highest civilian award in India.
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