| Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Ajneya' सच्चिदानन्द हीरानन्द वात्स्यायन 'अज्ञेय' |
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| Born | March 7, 1911 Kushinagar Village, Deoria District, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | April 4, 1987 (aged 76) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Textual Editing, Novelist, Travelog |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable award(s) | 1964: Sahitya Akademi Award 1978: Jnanpith Award 1983: Golden Wreath Award Bharatbharati Award |
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana 'Agyeya'
(सच्चिदानन्द हीरानन्द वात्स्यायन 'अज्ञेय') (March 7,
1911 – April 4, 1987), popularly known by his pen-name
Agyeya ("Beyond comprehension"), was a pioneer of
modern trends not only in the realm of Hindi poetry, but also fiction, criticism and journalism. He was one of the most prominent
exponents of the Nayi Kavita (New Poetry) and
Prayogvad (Experimentalism) in Modern Hindi
literature,[1][2] edited
the 'Tar Saptaks', a literary series, and started his own Hindi
weekly, Dinman.[3]
Agyeya also translated some of his own works, as well as works of some other Indian authors to English.
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Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayana was born on March 7, 1911 at Kushinagar, Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh.[4] His father was an archaeologist, and an expert in the Sanskrit language. His childhood was spent in many different places, including Lucknow, Jammu, and Srinagar. He studied science for Intermediate at Madras Christian College, and passed out in 1927, thereafter he studied at Forman Christian College, Lahore, where he did his B.Sc. in 1929, and joined M.A. English, but couldn't complete his studies as soon he joined the Indian freedom movement activities, and spent his next six years, 1930 to 1936, in various prisons.
Agyeya travelled extensively, both in India and abroad. Between 1961 and 1964, he held a visiting faculty position at the University of California, Berkeley.
In 1965, he returned to India and became editor of the weekly 'Dinmaan'. He remained in India till 1968, before embarking on a trip to Europe. In 1969 he returned to Berkeley as Regents Professor, and continued there till June, 1970. In 1976, he had an 8 month stint at Heidelberg University, as a visiting professor.
He died on April 4, 1987 in New Delhi.
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Translations:
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| | Jnanpith Laureates - welcome to:Bhartiya Jnanpith |
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