Madan Gopal Gandhi

Dr. Madan G. Gandhi (August 31, 1940 – January 26, 2019), a visiting fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, was an educationalist, litterateur and poet who had been in the vanguard of movements for sustainable environment, total disarmament, human rights and one-world mankind.[1][2]

Madan Gopal Gandhi
Born(1940-08-31)August 31, 1940
Lahore
DiedJanuary 26, 2019(2019-01-26) (aged 78)
Gurgaon, India
OccupationWriter, poet, educationalist,

Early childhood

Gandhi was born to Srimati Savitri Devi and Kewal Krishan on August 31, 1940 in Lahore and was named Madan Gopal. The family moved to India after the partition and Madan did his FSc from S.A. Jain College in 1958 and B.A. with Honours in English Literature from D.A.V. College, Ambala City in 1960.[3][4]

Education

Gandhi did his F.Sc. from S.A. Jain College in 1958 and B.A. with Honours in English Literature from D.A.V. College, Ambala City in 1960. He did his M.A. in English in 1964 from Panjab University, Chandigarh. His second master's degree was in Political Science from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1966 and subsequently, Ph.D. in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1974.[5]

Works

As an editor, he worked on Collected Works of Lala Lajpat Rai and edited 6 volumes of it. Brought out inaugural issue of the journal Earth Vision on the theme of Dialogue of Civilizations, as editor of South Asia News Letter brought 7 issues. 24 volumes listed as follows:[1][6]

  1. Sir Chhotu Ram: A Political Biography[7]
  2. Gandhi & Marx
  3. Gandhian Aesthetics
  4. Modern Political Analysis
  5. Modern Political Theory
  6. Dialogue Among Civilizations
  7. Globalization: A Reader
  8. New Media: A Reader
  9. Gopal Krishna Gokhle: A Political Biography
  10. Creative Writing
  11. Kundalini
  12. Ashes & Embers
  13. Haikus & Quatrains
  14. Petals of Flame
  15. Luteous Serpent
  16. Meandering Maze
  17. Freak Stair
  18. Ring of Silence
  19. Enchanting Flute
  20. Shunayata in Trance
  21. The Imperiled Earth
  22. Ashtavakra Gita
  23. Dattatreya Gita
  24. Zen Gita
  25. Gayatri
  26. Guru Nanak's Japuji - The Celestial ladder (2010);
  27. Avadhut Gita (2017);
  28. Ewafe (2013);
  29. Kundalini Awakening (2013);
  30. Pravrajya Peals (2013);
  31. Planet in Peril (2014);
  32. Heavenly Hymns (2014);
  33. Intercontinental Anthology of Poetry on Universal Peace (2014);
  34. Burnished Beads (2015);
  35. Dervishes' Dance (2016);
  36. Bonsai Blossom (2016);
  37. Arspoetica (2017);
  38. Umbilical Chords : Anthology of Parents (2015);
  39. Mandela Tributes (2014);
  40. Jora Sanko (2014)

Works translated into other languages

Poetry of Yayati Madan G Gandhi was translated into several languages including Persian by Khadijeh Khavari, Najmeh Khavari title The Best Works of Madan G Gandhi[8] Published by Global Fraternity of Poets, Gurgaon, Italian by Maria Miraglia Greatest Works of Poet Laureate Yayati Madan G Gandhi[9] published by The Poetry Society of India, Gurugram, Tamil by Padmaja Narayanan Petals of Flame[10] by Earth Vision Publications, Hindi by Jai Krishan Shukla Swar Se Saadh Anant[11] published by Global Fraternity of Poets.

Awards

Gandhi was awarded with International Man of the Year (1991–92) and (1992–93), Most Admired Man of the Decade, World Intellectual (1993) Five hundred Great Personalities of the World, One-in-Million Honour, included in International Who's Who of Poets & Who's Who of Intellectuals, Member of the Board of Advisors of International Centre of Democracy, Maryland, USA, National Excellence Award for contribution in the field of Education and Literature by the United Citizens Council, New Delhi, nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Award for outstanding contribution to education and literature by All India Feroze Gandhi Memorial Society. Conferred with the accolade of Poet’s Poet and Poet Laureate, Dr. Gandhi is the author of Twenty five volumes of poetry. His poetry is widely researched for M. Phil and Ph.D. in several Universities and has been translated in several languages and included in anthologies of world poetry. Honoured with Aryabhat and Varamihira Awards, D. Litt from World Academy of Art and Culture and World Congress of poets, USA in 1993 and the GLOBAL Harmony ward 2013, Professor Madan was a votary of dialogue among civilizations and convergence of sublime arts, science and spirituality. A winner of Tagore Award in poetry in 1961, William Shakespeare Award (International Award) was conferred on him in India by World Poetree Festival, Ramoji City, Hyderabad in 2017 by The Esteemed, Jury members of Writer’s Corner, Warangal, Telangana, India. Recipient of Bharat Award of Honor (International) conferred by Gopakumar Radhakrishnan, Founder Managing Editor, www.poiesisonline.com, was given Neruda Award – 2017, Taranto, Italy, Writers Corner International. Telugu Srijana Lokam Humbly confers Dr. Yayati Madan G Gandhi with the title of Indian English and Global Literature, 31 August 2018. The Significant League, USA gave him Lifetime Achievement Ruel International prize to Madan Gopal Gandhi in 2017.[12]

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References
  1. "AXLEPIN - News". Axlepinpublishing.com.ph. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  2. http://yayatimadanggandhi.org/the-man-for-global-peace-and-harmony
  3. "Early childhood". Yayatimadanggandhi.org. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. http://yayatimadanggandhi.org/early-childhood
  5. "RBT Award Judges". Xpresspublications.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. "Political Thinkers of Modern India: Lala Lajpat Rai". Google.co.in. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. Gopal, Madan. Sir chhotu ram. [S.l.]: Br Publishing Corporation. ISBN 81-7018-017-1. OCLC 948880365.
  8. "The Best Works of Yayati Madan G Gandhi/بهترین آثار ملک الشعراء، یایاتی مدن جی گاندی (Persian) Paperback – 2016". Amazon Books.
  9. "Greatest Works of Poet Laureate Yayati Madan G Gandhi (First Edition, 2015) (Italian) Paperback – 2015". Amazon Books.
  10. "One of the Greatest Works of YAYATI MADAN G GANDHI Petals of Flame! / நெருப்பிதழ்கள்!". Amazon Books.
  11. "Swar Se Saadh Anant / स्वर से साध अनन्त (Hindi) Paperback – 2016". Amazon Books.
  12. "Madan Gopal Gandhi (author)". Authorsden.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.

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