Hemlata Mahishwar

Hemlata Mahishwar
हेमलता महिश्वर
Born	November 5, 1966 Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India
Education	B.a., M.a., B.ed., M.Phil., and Ph.D.
Occupation(s)	Author, writer, academician

Hemlata Mahishwar (born on November 5, 1966) is an Indian Hindi writer,[1][2] literary critic, and scholar specializing in Dalit literature and women's studies.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Hemlata was born on November 5, 1966, in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, India.[7] Her father, Ramprasad Meshram, worked as a Food Inspector, while her mother, Premlata Meshram, was a homemaker. Due to her father's frequent transfers to small villages and towns,[8] continuing education in one place was challenging. Hemlata's schooling journey took her across various locations: she studied from first to third grade in Raipur, fourth and fifth in Saraipali,[9] sixth and seventh in Balaghat, and eighth and ninth in Bastar.[10] She completed her higher secondary education in 1983 at the Government Girls' High School,[11] Kalibadi, Bastar. Hemlata pursued her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) in Hindi Literature from Durga College, Raipur.[12][13] She further enhanced her academic credentials by completing a B.Ed., M.Phil., and Ph.D., showcasing her dedication to higher education and literary studies.[14][8][15]

Career

Since 2010, she has served as a Professor in the Department of Hindi at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. Prior to this, she held the position of Head of the Department of Hindi at Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, where she contributed from 1989 to 2010.[16][17][18]

Selected works

• Mahishwar, Hemlata (1 January 2019). Samkaleen Sahitya Aur Vimarsh (in Hindi) (1st ed.). India: GPS Books (published 2019). ISBN 978-8193899502.
• Mahishwar, Hemlata (2008). Stri Lekhan Aur Samay Ke Sarokar (in Hindi) (1st ed.). Delhi: Shilpayan, Delhi. ISBN 978-8188080083.[19]
• महिश्वर, प्रो. हेमलता (1 January 2019). Dalit Sahitya Ki Charchit Prem Kahaniya (in Hindi) (1st ed.). Delhi: GPS Books (published 2019). ISBN 978-8193899502.
• Mahishwar, Hemlata (2015). Neel Neele Rang Ke (in Hindi) (1st ed.). India.[20][21][22][23]
• Mahishwar, Hemlata (2008). Unki Jijivisha Dangarsha (in Hindi) (1st ed.). Delhi: Samiksha Publication. ISBN 978-8190378413.

Publications

• Rashtriya Asmita: Ek Bhartiy Drishtikon Rashtriy Asmita: Ek Bhartiy Drishtikon Anytha, Editor: Krishn Kishor. Jun 1, 2008
• Bhasha Aur BhashaheentaBhasha Aur Bhashaheenta Kriti Sanskriti SANDHAN. Jan 1, 2005

References

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2. "رام چرت ماناس: قدیم ہندو نظم جس نے انڈیا میں سیاسی طوفان برپا کر دیا". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
3. "शोषित महिलांनी प्रतिसंस्कृतीची निर्मिती केली पाहिजे : हेमलता महिश्वर". Lokmat (in Marathi). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
4. "SC-ST वर्गों में उपवर्गीकरण: सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले से गुस्साए बहुजन बोले- 2 अप्रैल 2018 का आंदोलन याद है ना?". www.themooknayak.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
5. Aruna, D. (2021). "Hindi Evam Marathi Dalit Stree Atmakathaon Mein Stree Asmita Ka Prashn". University (in Hindi).
6. https://ojs.unito.it/index.php/kervan/article/download/1676/1461
7. "گاندھی ہمارا ماضی تھا، گاندھی ہمارا حال اور گاندھی ہمارا مستقبل: تارا گاندھی". urdu.awazthevoice.in (in Urdu). Retrieved 2025-01-25.
8. Swayamsiddhaa. "दलित साहित्य की सशक्त हस्ताक्षर हेमलता महिश्वर". swayamsiddha. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
9. "Ramcharitmanas: The Hindu epic poem causing a political storm in India". 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
10. "Dalit Literature and Ambedkar: In Conversation with Hemlata Mahishwar". Sahapedia. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
11. "प्रेस विज्ञप्ति | 05 फरवरी 2019 | दलित साहित्य महोत्सव : देश भर से लगभग 15 भाषाओं से आये प्रसिद्द साहित्यकारों, कलाकारों, और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं ने कई महत्वपूर्ण पहलुओं पर किया विमर्श; लक्ष्मण गायकवाड़, बल्ली सिंह चीमा, मोहन दास नैमिशराय, अब्दुल बिस्मिल्लाह, हेमलता महिश्वर, निर्मला पुतुल, चौथीराम यादव, मेधा पाटकर व कई अन्य हुए शामिल – Dalit Literature Festival". dalitlitfest.org. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
12. "साहित्यकार, लेखक व पत्रकारों की अभिव्यक्ति की आजादी बरकरार रखने साहित्यकारों ने निकाली रैली". Dainik Bhaskar.
13. "लेखक हेमलता महिश्वर का व्यक्तित्व HEMLATA MAHISHWAR". www.hindisamay.com. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
14. "हेमलता महिश्वर — साहित्य गंगा". 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
15. "Sahitya Akademi" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.
16. Commonwealth Universities Yearbook. Association of Commonwealth Universities. 1997.
17. "चाकू समय में हथेलियां: लोकतांत्रिक स्‍पेस तलाशती स्त्रियों की कहानियां | न्यूज़क्लिक". न्यूज़क्लिक. Archived from the original on 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
18. Khan, Imran. "सिरपुर में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय बौद्ध महोत्सव का आगाज Babuaa.com, Digital Platform of Sumup Magazine and Sumupmail". babuaa.com. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
19. हेमलता माहीश्‍वर. स्त्री लेखन और समय के सरोकार: Stri Lekhan Aur Samay Ke Sarokar. Shilpayan, Delhi. ISBN 978-81-88080-08-3.
20. "साहित्य इस बरस". Jansatta (in Hindi). 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
21. "दलित साहित्य का समकालीन परिदृश्य/Dalit Sahitya ka Samkaleen Paridrishya/". Sahapedia. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
22. भारती, Kanwal bharti कंवल (2023-04-24). "हेमलता महिश्वर की दलित चेतना पर प्रश्न चिन्ह लगातीं उनकी कविताएं". Forward Press. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
23. "युद्धरत आम आदमी" (PDF).

External links

• वाल्मीकि, राज (10 July 2022). ""देश की जनता अभी भी प्रजा बनी हुई है, उसने नागरिक बनना नहीं सीखा"". Newsclick.
• Hemlata Mahishwar author at Forward Press