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Saumitra Saxena is a Hindi poet who has contributed remarkably to the field of Hindi literature, with works that have been acclaimed not only in India but overseas as well. For the past two decades, Saxena has been writing poems and is recognized as a prominent personality in the world of contemporary Hindi poetry. Over 150 poems and numerous short stories are credited to his name, and many of them have been published in leading literary journals, anthologies, and newspapers.
Hailing from India, Saxena was born and raised in Meerut, a historical city in the state of Uttar Pradesh. After completing his graduation from India, Saxena flew to Chicago to pursue a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. Saxena continued writing poems and sent them to India where his poetry pieces were regularly published in print.
Amid his numerous pieces of work, Saxena's first poetry collection, Mitra, meaning friend, was critically acclaimed, and he received the prestigious Bhartiya Jnanpith Navlekhan Award in 2008 by the Bhartiya Jnanpith, India's foremost literary foundation. His highly-praised work, Mitra, achieved a tremendous appreciation and is also included amongst other noted literature pieces in US universities and Washington DC-based Library of Congress. The long poem, Ek Swapnadrashta Ka Romanticism or The Romanticism of a Dreamer was first published in Rachna Samay magazine in 2011. It was considered a notable long Hindi poem of first fifteen years of the 21st century by periodical Samay ke Sakhi. Harish Bhimani, India’s best-known voice-over artiste, gave his voice to two of Saxena’s poetry books. Several books on publication path include a poetry collection Neele Pakshi, Safed Akash, and a short story collection Sabse Pahle Sandesh.
After schooling, Saumitra has lived most of his life out of India. Currently, he is pursuing his career in research in the area of carbon footprint reduction and climate change mitigation, working as a scientist at a major University in Middle East.
Contact: saumitra.saxena@gmail.com
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