Bihar

• 04 Nov 2022

Pro. Sudha Sinha Gets Dinanath Sharan Samman-2022

Why In News?

• On November 3, 2022, renowned philosopher and poet of Bihar, Prof. Sudha Sinha was awarded the Dinanath Sharan Samman-2022 by Chitragupta Samajik Sansthan, Patna.

Key Point

• It is known that Prof. Sudha Sinha has been the Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy of Patna University.
• It is noteworthy that Dr. Dinanath Sharan was a mystic critic of humanity and life-values. As a conscious poet, he weaponised poetry against exploitation and hypocrisy and throughout his life he continued to do solitary service to literature and journalism.
• Dinanath Sharan's fame came from the criticism-book 'Hindi Kavya Men Chhayavad’ written by him. He also established the 'Department of Hindi' at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, doing a very important work in the promotion of Hindi in Nepal.
• Dinanath Sharan Samman is given every year, under which the honored person is given a sum of Rs 11,000 along with citation and floral garlands.