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Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala.
Jan 18, 2016 · After his first wife died in 1936, he married Teji Bachchan; He taught in the English Department at Allahabad University and did his thesis on WB Yeats; It was at Cambridge University when he started using Bachchan as his last name; Harivansh Rai Bachchan is the second Indian to get his doctorate degree in English literature from Cambridge
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Nov 8, 2022 · Updated on: 8 November 2022 12:27 pm. ‘KBC 14’. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that 'Bachchan' was originally his father and renowned poet Harivansh Rai's pen name. It eventually became...
It was there that he used “Bachchan” for the first time as his last name in place of Srivastava. Harivansh Rai Bachchan is the 2nd Indian to get his Doctorate from Cambridge. He had also served at All India Radio (AIR) in Allahabad. In 1926, he married his first wife, Shyama, at the age of 19.
Mar 15, 2023 · In 2003, when Harivansh Rai Bachchan had reached the age of 95, he took his last breath. He was experiencing severe respiratory difficulties. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an influential figure in the world of Hindi literature and in the Indian cultural and intellectual history.
Nov 12, 2008 · The poet known to the Hindi literary world as ‘Bachchan’ was born as ‘Harivansh Rai’ in 1907 to an Allahabad Kāyasth family. His given name derived from a prescribed recitation of the Harivamśa Purāna that had broken his parents' much-lamented childlessness; the pandit's honorarium for the recitation was 1001 rupees, paid off in monthly instalments over the first ten years of the boy's childhood.
Srivastav from his name and used Bachchan as his last name. He then came back to India and took up teaching, while at the same time, serving sometime at the Allahabad Station of All India Radio. Awards And Recognition In 1966, Harivansh Rai Bachchan was nominated to the Rajya Sabha and in 1969 he received the Sahitya Akademi Award.
