1976, 15th Oct, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala ( Poet ) India- Birth Centenary 25nP MNH

1976,  Suryakant Tripathi  Nirala  ( Poet ) India  

Suryakant Tripathi Nirala ( Poet ) India - Birth Centenary 25 NP 15th Oct 1976 MNH

         Text                                   :  Suryakant Tripathi Nirala 25 NP India
          Condition                           : MNH

Stamp Issue Date	:	15/10/1976
Postage Stamp Denomination	:	0.25
Postal Stamp Serial Number	:	0830
Postal Stamp Name	:	SURYA KANT TRIPATHI (NIRALA)

Stamp Currency	:	P
Stamp Type	:	COMMEMORATIVE
Stamp Language	:	English
Stamp Overall Size	:	3.91 X 2.90 cms
Postal Stamp Print Size	:	3.56 x 2.5 cms.
Number of Stamps Per Sheet	:	35
Stamp Perforations	:	13 x 13
Postal Stamp Shape	:	Diagonal
Postage Stamp Paper	:	Unwatermarked paper
Indian Stamp Process	:	Photogravure
Number of stamps printed	:	30,00,000
Stamp Printed At	:	India Security Press
Indian Stamp's Color	:	Blue Grey

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SURYAKANT TRIPATHI ‘NIRALA’{1896-1961),WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST HINDI POETS OF ALL TIMES AND PROPONENT OF THE CONCEPT OF FREE VERSE IN HINDI.THIS STAMP HONOURS THIS GREAT POET BY FEATURING HIS PROFILE.

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Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', one of the greatest Hindi poets of all times, was born on February 16, 1896. His father, Ram Sahai Tripathi, held double charge under the then kinng of Mahishadal in Bengal as a Police Officer and keeper of the State Treasury. His mother died hen he was hardly 3 years old. 'Nirala' had his formal education only uo to the 10th standard. However, he had already developed a great interest in Bengali, English, Sanskrit and Hindi literature  thanks to the rich Royal Library at Mahishadal. He also excelled in singing, wrestling  shooting and writing  It was during his adolescence that he was introduced to the poetry of Rabindranth Tagore ho inspired him to be a poet. 'Nirala' as married at the age of 15. His ife, Manorama Devi, was a great lover of Hindi and it as partly due to her inspiration that 'Nirala' started writing poetry in Hindi. 'Nirala' had a son and a daughter- the latter's death at the young age of 18 moved him to rite one of the greatest elegies in Hindi poetry- Saroj Smriti. 'Nirala's wife died in 1918. 'Nirala' as an independent man with a high sense of self-respect. He could not continue for long in Mahishadal and got interested in the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramahansa as ell as the National Movement for independence and the struggle for farmers and workers  He resigned from his job in 1920 and decided to live on writing alone. 'Nirala' had started writing in 1916 and already had such a finished poem as Juhi Ki Kali behind him. His first collection of verse Anamika was published in 1922. He was offered the editorship of the Mawala in 1923 which he edited with rare zealand insight. It as then that he started writing under the nom de plume 'Nirala'. The concept of "free verse" or blank verse as almost unknown in Hindi till then. 'Nirala' broke the bonds of rhyme and metre and in the face of almost universal antagonism championed the case of free verse in Hindi. He was ridiculed, boycotted and condemned for this, but he had such indomitable courage of his conviction that he lived to see free verse firmly established in Hindi. It would  hoever, be erroneous to supposee that he would not write in rhyme or metree. Many of his best poems follow the rules of traditional poetry as well. 'Nirala' was a restless spirit and he shifted from Calcutta to Varanasi and went back to his ancestral village Garharkola. From there he sent on to edit the Sudha at Lucknow and mature works like Geetika, Tulsidas (poetry), Alka and Apsara (novels) were written here. He left Lucknow in 1940 and staying briefly at Unnao, Allahabad and Varanasi, finally settled down in Allahabad. Though 'Nirala' is known primarily as a poet, he has few rivals in the field of prose. In his novels like Billesurebakariha and short stories like Chaturi Chamar and Sukul ki Bibi, he writes about struggling men and women of India in style that is bereft of ornamentation and is extremely powerful in its stark directness. 'Nirala's life as one of tragedies, struggle and chronic poverty. The poet in him refused to bow before any individual. 'Nirala' remain a fighter throughout his life and had to pay a heavy price for it. He died in Allahabad on October 15, 1961. While he was often on the verge of penury, he would give away whatever money he had and even cloths, to the poor around him. The Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department is happy to bring out a postage stamp in honour of this great son of India.