Dr. DINANATH SHARAN WAS A DEDICATED DEVOTEE OF LITERATURE: GANGA PRASAD

Dr. DINANATH SHARAN WAS A DEDICATED DEVOTEE OF LITERATURE: GANGA PRASAD

27-JUNE-ENG 2

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

PATNA--------------------------Dr. Dinanath Sharan was a dedicated devotee of literature and a poet of humanity. He played a pivotal role in promoting Hindi in Nepal. The entire credit for establishing the Hindi Department at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, goes to Sharan-ji. He was a learned critic and a popular professor. His works embody the elements of truth, justice, and an ideal life; his writings gave voice to human compassion and the suffering of society.

Ganga Prasad, the former Governor of Sikkim, made these remarks while inaugurating a birth anniversary and felicitation ceremony organized at the Bihar Hindi Sahitya Sammelan on Friday. On this occasion, he conferred the ‘Dr. Dinanath Sharan Smriti Samman’ upon Ravi Sangam—author of the acclaimed travelogue and research book *Ramayan Paripath Bihar*—and the ‘Vidushi Shailaja Bala Smriti Samman’ upon writer Vibharani Srivastava. As a mark of honor, both proponents of Hindi were presented with a ceremonial shawl, a citation, and cash awards of ₹11,000 and ₹5,100, respectively. Senior writer Dr. Shashibhushan Singh was honored with the ‘Saraswati Shree Samman,’ sponsored by the Brajendra Kumar Srivastava Memorial Trust.

Presiding over the ceremony, Sammelan President Dr. Anil Sulabh noted that Sharan-ji gained renown through his critical work, *Hindi Kavya Mein Chhayavad* (Romanticism in Hindi Poetry). He is also remembered with respect for authoring *Nepali Sahitya Ka Itihas* (History of Nepali Literature) and for translating Nepali works into Hindi. He wrote with mastery across almost all literary genres, including poetry, short stories, memoirs, novels, fine essays, interviews, and research papers. Dr. Sulabh also launched the book *Armeniai Bal Kathayein* (Armenian Children's Tales), a Hindi translation of Armenian children's stories by writer Nisha Amitabh. Bhagwati Prasad Dwivedi, the conference's Literature Secretary, welcomed the guests. Shambhu Amitabh (son of the late Sharan, who had served as an official in Indian embassies across several countries), Vandana Vithika (daughter), Nisha Amitabh (daughter-in-law), Dr. Jang Bahadur Pandey, Prem Khanna, and Prabhat Dhawan, among others, also shared their thoughts.

A grand *Kavi-Sammelan* (poetic symposium) was held as part of the event organized under the aegis of the Dr. Dinanath Sharan Memorial Trust. Poets such as Dr. Ratneshwar Singh, Sushil Sahil, Prof. Sunil Kumar Upadhyay, Aradhana Prasad, Dr. Poonam Anand, Madhuresh Narayan, Dr. Nageshwar Sharma, Dr. Mehta Nagendra Singh, Kumar Anupam, Moin Giridihvi, Dr. Samarendra Narayan Arya, Dr. Pratibha Rani, Dr. Om Prakash Jamuar, Mithilesh Kumar Sinha, Sachchidanand Sharma, Sanjaylal Chaudhary, and Indubhushan Sahay enriched the occasion with their poetic recitations.

Distinguished individuals such as Kamal Nayan Srivastava, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Nagendra Tiwari, Avinash Narayan Lal, Dr. Kundan Lohani, Shyam Patiram, Rajesh Raj, and Shyam Manohar Mishra were present on the occasion. Brahmanand Pandey conducted the proceedings, while Krishna Ranjan Singh proposed the vote of thanks.