Prabha Pant
Prabha Pant | |
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प्रभा पंत | |
| Born | July 7, 1962 |
| Employer(s) | Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College, Haldwani |
| Known for | Kumaoni folklore preservation, Hindi literature, Bal Sahitya (Children's literature) |
| Title | Professor and Head of Hindi Department |
| Awards | Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Puraskar (2022) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bareilly College (BA, MA, BEd) Kumaun University (PhD) |
Prabha Pant (born 7 July 1962) is an Indian academic, author, poet, and folklorist.[1] She is a Professor and the Head of the Hindi Department at Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College in Haldwani, Uttarakhand.[2] Pant writes about the Kumaoni language, regional oral traditions, Hindi fiction, and children's literature.[3] In 2022, she received the Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Puraskar from the Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academy for her short story collection Meri Pratinidhi Kahaniyan.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Pant was born on 7 July 1962 in the village of Sela, located in the Almora district of Uttarakhand.[1] In an interview with the Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academy, Pant stated that the Almora region's culture and local mythology influenced her early life.[3] She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982, a Master of Arts in Hindi Literature in 1984, and a Bachelor of Education in 1985, all from Bareilly College.[4] She received a Ph.D. from Kumaun University, Nainital, in 1992.[1] Her doctoral thesis was a folkloristic study of narrative elements and motifs in Kumaoni folktales and ballads.[4]
Academic and professional career
[edit]Pant began her academic career in May 1997 as an assistant professor at L.S.M. Government P.G. College in Pithoragarh.[4] She transferred to Motiram Baburam Government Post Graduate College in Haldwani as an associate professor in 2009. She was promoted to Professor in 2014 and later became the Head of the Hindi Department.[2] She has supervised doctoral candidates researching regional literature, folk culture, and feminist studies.[1] She has been a member of the managing and selection committees for the Uttarakhand Bhasha Sansthan (Uttarakhand Language Institute).[1] Since 2012, she has also worked as a counselor for the Mahila Aichhik Bureau of the Uttarakhand Police in Haldwani.[4] Pant participates in regional literary conferences. For instance, at the National Kumaoni Language Conference, she gave a lecture on Kumaoni memorial literature (Smarak Sahitya).[5]
Literary works
[edit]Pant writes in both Hindi and Kumaoni.[1] She compiled regional oral traditions in the book Kumauni Lok Kathaen (Kumaoni Folktales).[3][6] This text has been translated into English (as Folklores of Kumaon),[7] Sanskrit, Nepali, and Rajasthani. It is also part of the folklore and culture studies curriculum at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).[1] Her Hindi fiction deals with the social conditions of rural and marginalized women.[4] She has published story collections such as Meri Pratinidhi Kahaniyan and Faans.[2] In 2024, she won the first Santosh Srivastava Katha Samman for her story collection Faans.[8] She also wrote a biography of the British Gandhian social activist Catherine Mary Heilman, titled Karmayogi Sarla Behn. Published by the National Book Trust of India, this biography is cited in academic research on Gandhian activists, education, and ecofeminism in colonial India.[9][10] Her children's literature includes poetry and story collections like Bacche Man Ke Sacche and Pari Hansavali. The latter was published by the Publications Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.[11]
Awards
[edit]- Santosh Srivastava Katha Samman (2024): Awarded by the Madhya Pradesh Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti and Hindi Bhavan Nyas for the story collection Faans.[8]
- Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh Puraskar (2022): Awarded by the Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academy for the story collection Meri Pratinidhi Kahaniyan.[2]
- Shri Motilal Rathi Smriti Samman (2021): Awarded by Sahitya Mandal Shri Nathdwara, Rajasthan.[4]
- Mahadevi Varma Puraskar (2018): Awarded by Samanvay, Allahabad.[4]
- Pawas Samman (2018): Awarded by the Madhya Pradesh Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti.[4]
- Acharya Narendra Dev Alankar (2015): Awarded by Acharya Narendra Dev Shikshanidhi, Nainital.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Block-2 Kumaoni Language and Literature" (PDF). Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Achievements of Department of Hindi". M.B. Govt. P.G. College, Haldwani.
- 1 2 3 "Sakshatkar" (PDF). Madhya Pradesh Sahitya Academy: 8–12. November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Biodata of Dr Prabha Pant (Report). M.B. Govt. P.G. College, Haldwani. 2024.
- ↑ "Kumauni Bhasha Sammelan 2022: first Kumaoni story published In February 1938". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 13 November 2022.
- ↑ Pant, Prabha (2017). Kumauni Lok Katha. Minal Education Books, New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-904363-7-3.
- ↑ Pant, Prabha (2024). Folklores of Kumaon. Translated by Mali, Dinesh Kumar. White Falcon Publishing. ISBN 9798892223744.
- 1 2 "Haldwani: Prof. Prabha Pant receives first Santosh Srivastava Story Award for 'Faas'". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 25 December 2024.
- ↑ Mallik, Bidisha (2018). "Sarala Behn: The Silent Crusader" (PDF). DEP. 37: 84.
- ↑ Annual Report 2021-2022 (PDF) (Report). National Book Trust, India. p. 104.
- ↑ "Pari Hansawali - Kumauni Lok Kathayen (Hindi) (Pop) (2014)". Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
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