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| Ashok Lav, Chief Patron Delhi Poetry Circle |
Ashok Lav : Multifaceted Literary Personality
Dr Makhan Lal Das
Ashok Lav is a multifaceted personality. He is a well-known academician, poet, writer,
critic, journalist and social worker. He was born in a Mohyal Brahmin family
. He was conferred with Ph.D. and D.
Lit. degrees for his outstanding contribution in the fields of Hindi literature
.
He joined teaching
profession and continued to do so with full devotion and dedication for nearly
thirty years. Teaching was his profession but writing remained his
passion. He has tried his hands in
almost all areas of Hindi Literature and has been successful in creating a
niche for himself wherever he did. His first writing was a children one-act
play was published .It was in the year 1963 when he was in the school. He has
been writing since then and the flow of writings has never stopped. His
published works have already touched the century mark which includes both
educational and literary creations. As a successful academician he has written
a large number of text-books for students of all standards. He has worked on almost all modes of prose
and has done exceedingly well in that.
His Short stories, Laghukatha, novel, short stories, interviews,
reviews, essays and articles, drama etc. have been of the highest quality and
are very well received in the Hindi literary circles. In fact he played a
historical role in establishing
Laghukatha as a distinct form of writing. He has initiated discussions
on various forums like radio, television, literary circles etc on different
aspects of Laghukatha. Ashok Lav is
considered as a senior and leading exponent of Hindi Laghukatha and ‘Salaam
Dilli’, a collection of his Laghukatha is considered to be a historic document
on this.
Ashok Lav has seriously worked on the much neglected area of
interviews too. ‘Hindi Ke Pratinidhi Sahityokaron Se Sakshatkaar’ is his
greatest gift to Hindi literature in this line. While ceremonially releasing
the book, Vice-President of India Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma called it a unique
creation in this much neglected area of literature. These interviews were
serially published in ‘Dainik Hindustan’, a Hindi daily of repute. His novel
‘Shikharon Se Age’ has been a subject of research. This novel depicts the
modern Indian society vividly covering almost all the aspects. Four students have received M. Phil. degrees
for their research works based on this novel.
Some other well acclaimed works of Ashok Lav included Pattharon Se
Bandhe Pankh ( Collection of short stories), Anubhooatiyon Ki Aahten (
Collection of Poems), Tutate Chakrvyuh (
ed-collection of Poems), Band Darwazon Par Dastaken (ed- collection of Lakhukatha), Chanakya Neeti (edited), Prem
Chand Ki Lokpriya Kahaniyan, Prem Chand Ki Sarvottam
Kahaniyan, Yug Pravartak Mahapurush, Yug Nayak Mahapurush,
Madhu Parag , Phulwaree and Mahak , Kholo Apne Baste Jee and
Jhumen-Nachen-Gayen (Children rhyms) etc.. Ladkiyan Chhoona Chahtee Hain Aasman, ceremonially released by Mrs. Shila
Dixit, Chief Minister of Delhi, is his latest collection of poems. Four
students had done M.Phil on this book.
Ashok Lav has been a successful journalist too.
He has edited many journals and magazines till date. He has been serving as the
editor of the Hindi Edition of Mohyal Mitter
for last twenty seven years. This
is one of the longest continuously published magazines of India established in
1891. He was awarded with the ‘ Acharya
Vijyendra Snatak Smriti Samman’(2013),Hindi Sahitya Sevi Samman(2013) and ‘Yagyavalkya
Patrakarita Puraskaar’ (2012) for his outstanding contribution towards Hindi
journalism.
For his exploits in the field of Hindi Literature, Ashok Lav
has received awards/citations/honors from more than sixty
institutions/organizations so far. Among them are Surya Kant Tripathi Nirala
Samman, Creative Foundation Awarad,
Mohyal Gaurav Samman, Kabir Samman, Premchand Smriti Samman, Avantika Sahitya
Samman, Rashtriya Hindi Sevi Samman etc. to name a few. He has been ordained
with titles like Sahitya Shree, Patrakaar Ratna, Sahityalankar , Mohyal Shri
etc.
Ashok Lav is residing
at Surya Apartments, Dwarka, New Delhi. He
has been actively involved in social activities in addition to his literary
works.This simple, adorable writer and poet has touched and inspired many a
lives and I am fortunate enough to be one of them.
-Dr Makhan
Lal Das
Director
(Academics), Chartered Institute of technology, Abu Road( Rajasthan), E-mail--dasmakhanlal@gmail.com
Contact : Ashok Lav ,FLAT-363,SURYA APTT,
PLOT-14,SECTOR-6,DWARKA,NEW DELHI-110075 (M) 9971010063, E-mail: kumar1641@gmail.com
