Meet Ashok Dard, a renowned Himachali poet from Dalhousie, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. His work has earned him recognition not only in Himachal Pradesh but across various states in India. He has also received numerous awards for his contributions to literature.
Education : Shastri, Prabhakar, J.B.T, M.A. (Hindi), B.Ed.
Language knowledge : Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Himachali Pahari
JOB: Government Senior Secondary School – Hindi Teacher
Writing Styles : Poems, stories, short stories, children’s poems, Himachal folk tales and cultural writings
Writing Description:
For the last thirty years, he has been continuously writing and publishing in various genres of Hindi and Pahari in dozens of renowned newspapers and magazines of the country, writing many Himachali songs and bhajans.
National Anthology – Compositions {poetry} compiled in about twenty-five anthologies. Short stories are compiled in some national short story collections and stories and folktales are compiled in story collections.
Broadcast:
Composition reading , broadcasting from Doordarshan Shimla , Akashvani Shimla and Dharamshala and participation in many regional and national poetry conferences, short story conferences, poetry reading in the International Literature Festival 2022 organized in Shimla.
Poetry Collection:
Anjuri Bhar Shabd, Mere Pahad Mein, Mehkate Pahad, Savendna’s phool, Dhoop Chhaon, Mutthi Bhar Sapne etc.
Story Collection:
Sindoori Dhoop – Miss Call, Pehla Pyar, Sapne Sach He To, Dard Ke Chhinte, Mother , Legal Varis, Siskati Sandhya, Sindoori Dhoop, Dehleej Ke Paar, Ghar Vapsi, Chamtkaar, Phadinya etc.
Recognition/ Award/ Honor:
Awarded First Place in the All India Poetry Competition organized by the Himachal Pradesh State Journalist Federation. Acharya Vishisht Award 2014 for folk literature by the Himachal Pradesh Simour Kala Sangam. Second Prize for the short story “Deshbhakti” in the short story competition organized by Social Aakrosh.
In addition to these, honored by numerous literary institutions, including:
- Saraswat Award by the Hindi Language Conference, Patiala
- Chamba Crafts Council (Registered)
- Nikhil Shikhar Samman 2013 by Prerna Multidimensional Organization, Chhattisgarh
- Poetry Siromani Tulsidas Samman by Prakashan, Jalandhar
- Sahitiyaan Sahityakar Sammelan 2017 honored by Him Sahityakar Sabha Bilaspur
- Pradwara Divya Tulika Sahitiyayan honored in Gwalior
- Gyanodaya Sahitya Bhushan 2014 Award by Gyanodaya Sahitya Sanstha Karnataka
- Neela Aasman Literary Award by Himkhand Patrika Mandi Himachal Pradesh
- Saraswat Samman by Triveni Sahitya Academy Jalandhar
- Sahitya Bhushan 2018 by Kayakalp Sahitya Kala Foundation Noida
Apart from these, honored by many other literary institutions.
Other:
President of Irawati Literature and Art Forum Banikhet
Many international conferences organized.
Himachal Pradesh Language and Culture Academy Shimla Presently Member
More information : Ashok Dard
Village Ghatta, Post Office Banikhet, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Mobile: 09418248262