Gyan Chaturvedi (born 1952) is an Indian writer, cardiologist and Hindi satirist. His notable works include “Baramasi” (2009), “Narak Yatra” (2010), “Alag” (2010) and “Pratyansha” (2010).
Wiki/Biography
Gyan Chaturvedi was born on Saturday, August 2, 1952 (age 71; as of 2023) in Moranipur, Jhansi District, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Leo. He graduated in Medicine from SS Rewa Medical College. Gyan Chaturvedi received advanced training in cardiology and later joined Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) Hospital where he worked for 30 years and retired as the hospital director. Currently, he is the Chief Physician at Misrode Multi-Specialty Hospital, Bhopal.
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents. Gyan Chaturvedi has two younger brothers, both doctors by profession. One of his brothers, Lieutenant General Ved Chaturvedi, is the Colonel Commander, Army Medical Corps and a senior officer at the AMC Center and College, Lucknow. Gyan Chaturvedi’s father is a doctor working for the state government. For Gyan Chaturvedi, his father is a source of inspiration. In an interview, he said of his father:
He is a stiff-backed, domineering, and irritable man. In the past, there were very few doctors in rural areas. Sometimes there was only one doctor in 30 villages, so the doctor was a slightly famous person. My father had very definite ideas about his status and the respect he was accorded by Patwaris, Tehsildars and local officials. Although he was an excellent doctor, he also caused serious quarrels and sometimes even beat patients. He has a polarizing impact wherever he is sent and seems keen to destabilize things and pit factions against each other. Within a few months of arriving in a place, a tent would be set up in front of our house and a group of villagers would wave black flags at us. “
wife and children
Chaturvedi’s husband, Shashi Chaturvedi, is a gynecologist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The couple has two children. His son Dushyant is an engineer and is currently studying management at the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and his daughter Neha is an ophthalmologist at AIIMS, New Delhi.
Profession
Gyan Chaturvedi started writing in the 1970s and published his first work, Dharmayug. He wrote several books such as Ham Na Marab, Khamosh Nange Hamam Mein Hain, Marichika, Alag and Pratyansha. Gyan Chaturvedi has been writing several articles for Naya Gyanodaya, India Today and Rajasthan Patrika. He has received many awards including Sharad Joshi Samman Award, Delhi Academy Award and Indu Sharma Literary Award from the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
- Kamosh Nangle Hammam Main(2004)
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- In 2015, Gyan Chaturvedi was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, by the Government of India.
- Gyan Chaturvedi has been awarded the Sharad Joshi Samman Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for his outstanding achievements in the field of satire and prose.
- Gyan Chaturvedi has been awarded the Delhi Academy Award and the India Sharma Literary Award (London) for his outstanding achievements in the fields of satire and prose.
- Renowned Hindi novelist Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi won the 32nd Vyas Samman Award for his 2018 satirical novel Pagalkhana. A screening committee chaired by renowned author Professor Ramji Tiwari selected Dr. Chaturvedi’s Pagalkhana for the coveted Vyas Samman.
Facts/Trivia
- Some Hindi readers admired his debut book, Narak-Yatra, which was based on India’s medical education system.
- In an email interview, when asked about the context and context of his first debut novel, he said:
My first novel, Narak Yatra, attacked the country’s medical system. This is a common norm among satirists, you write against the system and then expose it. In the past, satire meant Harishankar Parsai and Parsai was understood to mean political concern. His stories and columns dealt with public subjects, democratic politics, Nehru’s deeds and mistakes. An entire generation grew up under his influence—writers who, at their most adventurous, were responsible for some of the greatest social evils. “
- Alipur is the translated version of Baramasi (2009), published by Gyan Chaturvedi on August 18, 2021, and translated by Salim Yusufji. Gyan Chaturvedi loves poetry. He said in an interview,
Poetry is another kind of inspiration that makes full use of language to plant indelible images in the reader’s mind, using the unspoken content to make the reader spontaneously feel an emotion and create unspoken connections. “
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