Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt'

Background

Guru Bhakt Singh was born in Zamnia, in a civil servant family. His father, Shri Kalika Prasad Singh, in civil service, held the charge of the Government hospital, Zamania-Ghazipur.

Education

Here he completed his B.A. and L.L.B.

Career

After completing his primary education in Ballia and Gorakhpur, he came to Allahabad. After working as an advocate for some time, he switched to a government job. In Allahabad, he came in contact with many famous poets and writers.

He was one of the knot of scholars of the Muir Central College, Allahabad which included luminaries like Dr. Amar Nath Jha. Guru Bhakt Singh dealt with different subjects and wrote on various aspects and objects of nature. In the year 1925 all of a sudden when Saras Suman, the first poetic work of Shri Guru Bhakt Singh Bhakta was published through the efforts of Nagari Pracharini Sabha Ballia, its meteroic brilliance dazzled the Hindi world and overnight he was declared poet.

Pt. A Collection of his poems, mostly on Nature, was published later as Kusum Kunj and Bansi Dhwani. In 1935, the dramatic poetry work Nur Jahan was published to wide acclaim. It was later translated into English.

Dr. Amarnath Jha, late Vice Chancellor of Allahabad University, called him "The Wordwsorth of Hindi ". In 1948 appeared his second Mahakavya Vikramaditya a dramatic piece in verse which bears the imprint of scholarship and research and its inclusion in post graduate course of different universities has put a seal to the hall mark of its excellence. Due to his death on 30 May 2004, the book remains unpublished.

Only 3 copies were ever made. Saras Suman (1925) Kusum Kunj (1927) Vanshidwani (1932) Nurjahan (1935) Vikramaditya (1944) Do Phool (1963) Dramas Prem-paash (1919) - Unpublished Tasneem (1920) - Unpublished Radhiya (1924) - Unpublished.

Achievements

• Honoured with 'साहित्य- वारिधि' award in the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sahitya Samelan.
  
  Honoured by Morarji Desai (Former Prime Minister), in Aug 1977, for his exemplary services to the Hindi Literature.
  
  He received "मंगला प्रसाद पारितोषिक" award for Nurjahan.
  
  He was also awarded with रत्नाकर पदक,बलदेव दास पदक,मंगला प्रसाद पारितोषिक.