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Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav India@75

SATCHIDANANDA HIRANAND VATSYAYAN 'AGYEYA' :

LEARNED TO MAKE BOMBS TO LIBERATE THE COUNTRY

Born: 7 March 1911, Death: 4 April 1987

Agyeya's famous works include
"Bhagnadoot", "Chinta", "Ityalam",
"Hari Ghaas Par Kshanna Bhar",

"Bawra Aheri", "Aangan ke Paar
Dwar", "Poorva", "Kitni Naon Mein
Kitni Baar", "Kyonki Main Use Jaanta

Hoon", "Sagar Mudra", "Pahle Main
Sannata Bunta Hoon", "Shekhar,
Ek Jeevani", "Nadi Ke Dweep", and
"Apne Apne Ajnabi".

uring India's freedom struggle, the name have grown strong. While Agyeya was imprisoned,
DSachchidanand Hiranand Vatsyayan, "Agyeya," his poetry collections "Bhagnadoot" and "Ityalam"
refers to a revolutionary who was imprisoned in were released. And the voice of revolution was heard
various jails from 1930 to 1936 for the country's loud and clear in this collection of poems. Munshi
independence, and was released after 6 years in jail Premchand is said to have given Satchidananda
and internment. Hindi littérateur Sachchidanand Hiranand Vatsyayan the name "Agyeya." He had
Hiranand Vatsyayan “Agyeya," was born on March 7, sent Premchand some of his compositions in
1911 in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, and received his which no one's name was mentioned. In such a
early education at home because his father did not case, Premchand asked for the author's name,
believe in schooling. He earned a BSc in Industrial and when it was not given, he stated that he would
Science from Lahore University before enrolling in print the work under the pen name "Agyeya." Since
an MA in English. While studying, he met Bhagat then, the name "Agyeya" has been associated with
Singh and members of the Hindustan Socialist Satchidananda Hiranand Vatsyayan. Following
Republican Army—revolutionary Chandrashekhar that, his works were published under the pen name
Azad, Sukhdev, and Bhagwati Charan Vohra—and Agyeya. Agyeya was a well-known Hindi poet, story
met the Naujawan Bharat Sabha for the first time. He writer, and novelist who also translated the works
joined the revolutionary movement in the middle of of many other writers from Hindi into English.
his studies, and it is said that he was caught making Following the country's independence, he became
bombs during this time, but escaped. Later, he was totally involved in journalism and the literary world.
apprehended and tried in such a way that he faced Agyeya, a writer and journalist who made significant
the death penalty. Agyeya was a writer who was at contributions to literature and journalism, began his
times revolutionary and at other times a soldier in the career as a journalist with the Agra-based weekly
army. The impact of prison on Ajneya's writing life is "Sainik." Many Indian awards have been bestowed
significant, as he has been fighting for his country's upon him, including the International Golden Wreath
independence his entire life. Reading his story, Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, and the Jnanpith
"Kothri Ki Baat," one can see how the agitators must Award. He passed away on April 4, 1987.

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