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Personality Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

RASHTRAKAVI RAMDHARI

SINGH DINKAR

BORN: 23 SEPTEMBER 1908 | DIED: 24 APRIL 1974

खम ठोक ठेलता है जब नर, पव त क जाते पांव उखड़,
े
मानव जब जोर लगाता है, प र पानी बन जाता है…

According to the name 'Dinkar (means Sun),' Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh, who inspired
the countrymen with these lines and words of Veer Ras, continued to shine like a sun in
the literary world. He used the power of the pen to rebel against the British in the freedom
movement and contributed to the nation's reconstruction after independence. His
compositions and poems, filled with national sentiments that show the way to the country
and society, will always be a source of inspiration for literature lovers.

amdhari Singh 'Dinkar', who considered poetry and its comprehension in him. He used to
national interest paramount, was born on enjoy swimming as a child. Because his village
RSeptember 23, 1908, in Simaria village, was located on the banks of the Ganga, he
Begusarai district, Bihar. Born into a peasant frequently went swimming.
family, 'Dinkar' is widely regarded as the greatest When he was admitted to Patna College in
poet of the modern era. His father passed away 1929, he became actively involved with the
when he was only three years old. His childhood changes taking place in the country. At that
was impoverished, but the daily recitation of time, the freedom movement was at its peak.
Ramcharitmanas at home planted the seeds of He participated in the protest against the Simon

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