Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala'
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| Native name | सूर्यकान्त त्रिपाठी 'निराला' |
| Born | Dinbandhu Nirala 21 February 1896 Midnapore, Bengal |
| Died | 15 October 1961 (aged 65) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
| Pen name | Nirala |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, essayist, novelist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Chhayavaad |
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (Hindi: सूर्यकान्त त्रिपाठी 'निराला') (21 February 1896 – 15 October 1961) was one of the most famous figures of modern Hindi literature. He was a poet, novelist, essayist and story-writer. He also drew many sketches.
Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', one of the most significant poets of modern Hindi, was born on 21 February 1896, in a Brahmin family of Midnapore in Bengal (originally from Gadhakola, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh). He was also a regular in literary circles such as the Kavi Sammelans and gained fame from his poetry readings. Though a student of Bengali, Nirala took keen interest in Sanskrit from the very beginning. In that time, through his natural intelligence and acquired knowledge, he became an authority on various languages – Bengali, English, Sanskrit, and Hindi.
Nirala's life, barring short periods, was one long sequence of misfortunes and tragedies. His father, Pandit Ramsahaya Tripathi, was a government servant and was a tyrannical person. His mother died when he was very young. Nirala was educated in the Bengali medium. However, after passing the matriculation exam, he continued his education at home by reading Sanskrit and English literature. Subsequently, he shifted to Lucknow and thence to Village Gadhakola of District Unnao, to which his father originally belonged. Growing up, he gained inspiration from personalities like Ramakrishna Paramhans, Swami Vivekananda and Rabindranath Tagore.
After his marriage at a young age, Nirala learnt Hindi at the insistence of his wife, Manohara Devi. Soon, he started writing poems in Hindi, instead of Bengali. After a bad childhood, Nirala had a few good years with his wife. But this phase was short-lived as his wife died when he was 20, and later his daughter (who was a widow) also expired. He also went through financial troubles during this time. During that phase, he worked for many publishers, worked as proof-reader and also edited Samanvaya.
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