Background
Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' was born on 5 August 1915 at Jhagarpur, Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh (India).
Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' was born on 5 August 1915 at Jhagarpur, Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh (India).
And Ph.D. in Hindi from Benaras Hindu University.
Upon his death, the then Prime Minister of India, said, "Dr Shiv Mangal Singh ‘Suman’ was not only a powerful signature in the field of Hindi poetry, but he was also the custodian of the collective consciousness of his time. His creations not only expressed the pain of his own feelings, but were also fearless constructive commentary on the issues of the era.". He was a leading Hindi writer and poet.
He earned a M.A. The university also honoured him with a in 1950. Suman worked as the Vice Chancellor of Vikram University (Ujjain) during 1968-78. The Vice-President of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow.
Press & Cultural Attache, Indian Embassy, Kathmandu (Nepal) during 1956-61. And the President, Association of Indian Universities (New Delhi) during 1977-78. He was the Executive President, Kalidas Academy, Ujjain, until he died of heart attack on 27 November 2002.
Padma Shri - 1974 Padma Bhushan - 1999 Deva Puraskar - 1958 Soviet Land Nehru Award - 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award - 1974 also for Mitti ki Barat 'मिट्टी की बारात' Shikhar Samman - 1993 from M.P. Govt. Bharat Bharti Award - 1993 and several others. D.Litt. By Bhagalpur University - 1973 D.Litt. By Jabalpur University - 1983.
