Summary
Krishna Srinivas (1913–2007) was an Indian writer of English literature, known for his spiritualistic poems. He was the president of the World Poetry Society Intercontinental (WPSI). The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2004.
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| Born | July 26, 1913 Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | December 14, 2007 (aged 94) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Biography edit
Krishna Srinivas, born on July 26, 1913[1] at Srirangam in the present day Tiruchirappalli district of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu (then known as Madras Presidency), did his college education at University of Madras from where he graduated in 1932. He worked as a Clerk in Chettinad Bank for 6 years between 1936 and 1942. He got a job as a feature writer with AIR All India Radio in Delhi; He would later become the Assistant Director at AIR.[2] However, he returned to Chennai to work as a freelance journalist till he founded a journal, POET, in 1960. Later, he was also involved in the formation of the World Poetry Society Intercontinental ad served as an editorial consultant to the International Who's Who In Poetry And Poets' Encyclopaedia, published by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge.[2]
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan in 2004.[3] He died on December 14, 2007, at the age of 94.[1]
Bibliography edit
- Krishna Srinivas (1970). Dance of dust. Industries Press. OCLC 564152.
- Krishna Srinivas (1972). Vedas in lyrics. Poet Press India. OCLC 8502127.
- Krishna Srinivas (1976). Great American world poets. Poet Press India. OCLC 3445316.
- Cēturāman̲, Vā. Mu; Krishna Srinivas (1981). Tamil poets today. Kaviarasan Publications : Sole selling agents, Tamilmani Puthaka Pannai. OCLC 12106199.
- Krishna Srinivas (1982). World poetry. World Poetry. OCLC 234005103.
References edit
- ^ a b "Krishna Srinivas: Quest for Reality by Ram Krishna Singh". www.boloji.com. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Krishna Srinivas dead". The Hindu. 16 December 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
Further reading edit
- S. C. Dwivedi (2003). "Vedantic Thoughts in the Poetry of Krishna Srinivas". In K.A. Agrawal (ed.). Indian Writing in English: A Critical Study. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. pp. 38–65. ISBN 978-81-269-0285-9.
- "Srinivas Krishna Poems - Poems of Srinivas Krishna - Poem Hunter". www.poemhunter.com. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links edit
- "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Krishna Srinivas - list of publications". Amazon. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.