Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena (15 September 1927 – 23 September 1983) was a Hindi writer, poet, columnist and playwright. He was one of the seven poets who first published in one of the "Tar Saptaks", which ushered in the 'Prayogvaad' (Experimentalism) era, which in time evolved to become the "Nayi Kavita" (New Poetry) movement.New Poetry in Hindi by Lucy Rosenstein, Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. .
Basti a city, in Uttar Pradesh he received his education at Banaras Hindu University, and Allahabad University.Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena-Profile and Works www.anubhuti-hindi.org. Today he is considered a very important political poet.Four Hindi Poets Journal article by Shrikant Verma; World Literature Today, Vol. 68, 1994. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his Poetry collection, Khutiyon Par Tange Log ("People Hanging From Pegs"). His short story, Bakri ("Scapegoat"), has been adapted as 'kuri.com', in Kannada, by M.S.Sathyu, has been staged many times over the year, with revised adaptations, starting from the Emergency period (1975–77), when it was used as a political lampoon,Scapegoat Kuri in Kannada mean goat, The Times of India, 12 December 2001 it has also been presented as a folk play.Nautanki from Kanpur, World Theatre Day The Indian Express, 14 March 2006, His other noted plays are, Lakh Ki Naak, The Hindu, 30 June 2006. HawalatNatrang stages 'Hawalat', Jammu Daily Excelsior, 24 July 2005. and Bhaun Bhaun Khaun Khaun.Kalamandira, Mysore The Hindu, 4 December 2004. Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena even wrote Mukti ki Aakanksha that showed the need of independency during his time. One of his poems has been turned into an animation short, by Siddhartha Pratap Singh, titled Apni Bitiya Ke Liye Ek Kavita. Sadho Poetry Film Fest The Hindu, 13 October 2007. he also wrote 'Sham Ek Kishan'. He also wrote many children's poem of which Ibn batuta ka juta is the popular one. He edited the children's magazine Parag.
References
Bibliography People Hanging From Pegs by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena, Tr. Kedar Nath Komal, 1991, Sahitya Akademi, .
Further reading New Poetry in Hindi: Nayi Kavita in Hindi: An Anthology, translated by Lucy Rosenstein, Wimbledon Publishing Company, 2004. .
Online works Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena at Kavita Kosh Four Poems by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Suraj Ko Nahi Doobne Doonga, A Poem by Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena
External links Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena at Kavita Kosh
A Poem Which was mostly found children Hindi books are - Mukti ki Akansha