Manglesh Dabral died of a heart attack following COVID-19 complications at AIIMS, New Delhi late on Wednesday evening.
Sahitya Akademi-awarded poet-writer and journalist Manglesh Dabral died of a heart attack following Coronavirus complications, on Wednesday. He was 72. Dabral breathed his last at the AIIMS Hospital in Delhi.
He was put on a ventilator due to breathing problems. His demise was shared on Facebook by his poet friend Asad Zaidi.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat condoled Dabral’s demise. Rawat termed Dabral’s demise as a major loss to Hindi literature. Dabral was one of the well-known poets of contemporary Hindi. On his death many people associated with the literary world have expressed their condolences.
Dabral was born in the Kafalpani village at Tehri Garhwal in Uttarakhand and completed his education in Dehradun. He has served in Hindi Patriot, Pratipaksh and Aaspaas in Delhi. Later on, he worked as Assistant Editor in Purvagrah published from Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. He has worked in Amrit Prabhat published from Allahabad and Lucknow as well for a shorter span of time. He has also been the editor of Jansatta. After working in Sahara Samay as Editor, Manglesh joined National Book Trust as an Editorial Consultant. After leaving National Book Trust, India, he joined the Hindi monthly 'Public Agenda' as its Editor.
He published five collections of poetry, namely, Pahar Par Lalten, Ghar Ka Rasta, Ham Jo Dekhte Hain, Awaz Bhi Ek Jagah Hai and Naye Yug Men Shatru, two collections of prose Lekhak Ki Roti and Kavi Ka Akelapan, and a travel diary Ek Bar Iowa.
He received the Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 2000 for his poetry collection Ham Jo Dekhte Hain. Dabral's poetry has been translated in all major Indian languages, and a number of foreign languages, such as English, Russian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, Polish and Bulgarian.
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