Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena

Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was a Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the “Tar Saptaks”, which ushered in the 'Prayogvaad' (Experimentalism) era, which in time evolved to become the “Nayi Kavita” movement.Basti a city, in Uttar Pradesh he received his education at Banaras Hindu University, and Allahabad University. Today he is considered a very important political poet. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Poetry collection, Khutiyon Par Tange Log. His short story, Bakri (“Scapegoat”), has been adapted as 'kuri.com', in Kannada, by M.S.Sathyu, has been staged many times over the year, with revised adaptations, starting from the Emergency period (1975–77), when it was used as a political lampoon, it has also been presented as a folk play. His other noted plays are, Lakh Ki Naak, Hawalat and Bhaun Bhaun Khaun Khaun.

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