Hemant Shesh is an India

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n Hindi

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 writer, poet

Poet

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 and civil servant

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Biography

Shesh completed his post graduate education from the University of Rajasthan

University of Rajasthan

University of Rajasthan is the oldest university in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was set up on 8 January 1947 as the University of Rajputana and was given its current name in 1956.- Introduction :...

 in Jaipur. He then joined the Rajasthan Administrative Service

Rajasthan Administrative Service

Rajasthan Administrative Service,or RAS, popularly known as RAS, is the supreme civil service of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The recruitment to these Service is made on the basis of annual Competitive Examination...

 in 1977. He has worked as District collector and magistrate

District collector

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 in Pratapgarh district

Pratapgarh district (Rajasthan)

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 of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 state, and is currently working as a Registrar

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 for the Board of revenue

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 in Ajmer

Ajmer

Ajmer , formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state in India. Ajmer has a population of around 800,000 , and is located west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur, 200 km from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer, and 391 km from...

, Rajasthan.

Writings and publications

He has published over twenty books including 13 of his own writings while the rest were ones he edited. and has been editor for Kala-Prayojan a quarterly literary magazine. Among his published work are eleven poetry collections. His poetry has also been translated into other languages, including non-Indian languages. Shesh has received many awards and honors

Books published

• Jaari Itihaas Ke Viruddha, 1974 (long poem)
• Beswaad Hawayen, 1981 (monograph)
• Kripal Singh Shekhawat, 1981 (monograph)
• Ghar-Baahar, 1982 (poetry collection)
• Neend men Mohenjodaro, 1988 (poetry collection)
• Vrikshon Ke Swapna, 1988 (poetry collection)
• Ashuddha Saarang, 1991 (poetry collection)
• Kasht Ke Liye Kshamaa, 1995 (poetry collection)
• Kripayaa anyathaa Na Len, 1999 (long poem)
• Aap Ko yah Jaan Kar Prasanntaa Hogee, 2001 (poetry collection)
• Jagah Jaasee Jagah, 2006 (poetry collection)
• Bahut Kuchh Jaisaa Kuchh Naheen (poetry collection)
• Prapanch Saar Subodhnee (poetry collection)

Books in print

• Rajasthan Mein Aadhunik Kala (art criticism)
• Khed-Yog-Pradeep (poetry collection)

Awards and honors

He was awarded the K. K. Birla Foundation

K. K. Birla Foundation

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's Bihari Puraskar

Bihari Puraskar

Bihari Puraskar is a literary award instituted by K. K. Birla Foundation . The award is named after the famous Hindi poet Bihari and is awarded to an outstanding work published in Hindi or Rajasthani by a Rajasthani writer. It carries a citation, a plaque and prize money of Rs. 1 lakh.The list of...

, a national award for the year 2009 for his collection of poetry titled Jagah Jaisi Jagah.