Draft:Awadhesh Kumar

Avadhesh Kumar (7 June 1951 – 14 January 1999) was an Indian Hindi poet and artist from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. He was one of the seven poets included in Chautha Saptak, an anthology edited by Agyeya and first published in 1979. His poetry collection Jipsi Ladki was published in 1980.

Life and career

Avadhesh Kumar was born on 7 June 1951 in Dehradun. He was active in Hindi poetry as well as visual art. Hindwi describes him as a poet associated with Agyeya's Chautha Saptak and notes his involvement in painting.

Kumar was included in Chautha Saptak, edited by Agyeya. The anthology, first published in 1979, brought together seven poets: Avadhesh Kumar, Rajkumar Kumbhaj, Swadesh Bharti, Nand Kishore Acharya, Suman Raje, Shriram Verma and Rajendra Kishore.

His poetry was subsequently collected in Jipsi Ladki, published in 1980. The collection is regarded as his principal poetry collection. His poems include "Jipsi Ladki", "Milo Dost, Jaldi Milo", "Bhalu Ki Naak", "Phone", "Bachcha", "Chidiya" and "Ab Bhi".

Poetry

Kumar's poetry has been described in relation to the experience of young Hindi poets and to social and human concerns. Poet and critic Vishnu Khare wrote the introduction to Jipsi Ladki, discussing Kumar's treatment of youth, love, everyday life, social conditions and human relationships. The collection has subsequently been described as difficult to obtain, while Kumar's poems have continued to be reproduced by Hindi literary websites.

His poems have been published online by Hindwi and Kavita Kosh. Hindwi lists more than thirty poems by Kumar, including "Jipsi Ladki", "Chidiya", "Milo Dost, Jaldi Milo", "Ab Bhi", "Bhalu Ki Naak", "Phone" and "Bachcha".

Works

• Jipsi Ladki (1980)

Death

Avadhesh Kumar died on 14 January 1999.