Padma Sachdev | |
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 Sachdev in 2018 | |
| Born | (1940-04-17)April 17, 1940 |
| Died | August 4, 2021(2021-08-04) (aged 81) Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Dogri |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi;Padma Shri;Kabir Samman |
| Spouse | Vedpal Deep and laterSurinder Singh (1966–2021) |
Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language.[1] She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, includingMeri Kavita Mere Geet (My Poems, My Songs), which won theSahitya Akademi Award in 1971.[2][3] She also received thePadma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2001,[4] and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given byGovernment of Madhya Pradesh,[5]Saraswati Samman for the year 2015,[6][7]Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2019.[8]
Sachdev was born in a Baru Brahmin Family inPurmandal, Jammu on 17 April 1940.[9] She was the eldest of three children of a Sanskrit scholar, professor Jai Dev Badu, who was later killed during thepartition of India in 1947. She first married Vedpal Deep and later married singerSurinder Singh of the musical duo "Singh Bandhu" in 1966.[10] She and Surinder Singh first lived inNew Delhi, but later shifted to Mumbai.[2] She died on 4 August 2021 in Mumbai at the age of 81, leaving behind husband Surinder Singh and their daughter Meeta Sachdev.[11][12]
Sachdev worked inAll India Radio,Jammu as an announcer since 1961. Here she met Surinder Singh, Hindustani vocalist of the Singh Bandhu musical duo, who was a duty officer at the time.[10] In the following years, she also worked with All India Radio,Mumbai.[2]
Sachdev won theSahitya Akademi Award for her anthologyMeri Kavita Mere Geet (transl. my poem my song) in 1969. Writing in the preface of the work, Hindi poetRamdhari Singh Dinkar noted "After reading Padma's poems I felt I should throw my pen away – for what Padma writes is true poetry." Her autobiographyBoond Bawadi is considered a classic. Her bookIn Bin (transl. without them) addressed the under appreciated role played by domestic helps in Indian households.[13]
She wrote the lyrics of the song 'Mera chhota sa ghar baar' from the 1973 Hindi film by Ved Rahi "Prem Parbat" which had music byJaidev. Thereafter, she wrote the lyrics of two songs of the 1978 Hindi film "Aankhin Dekhi", which had music by J.P. Kaushik including the famous duet "Sona re, tujhe kaise miloo" sung byMohd Rafi andSulakshana Pandit. She also wrote the lyrics along withYogesh for the 1979 Hindi film "Saahas", which had music by Ameen Sangeet.[12]
She is also credited with influencing famous Indian singer, Lata Mangeshkar into singing dogri language songs (notably Tu malla tu, Bhala Sapaiyaa Dogreiya), which became quite a rage.
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