Cinemaazi Bhawani Prasad Mishra on his death anniversary
20 Feb 1985
Cinemaazi remembers Hindi author, poet, and lyricist Bhawani Prasad Mishra on the occasion of his death anniversary. Born 29 March, 1913 in Tigaria, Hoshangabad, Central Provinces, British India, he was one of the few poets who considered poetry as no less than a religion. He had the gift of conveying esoteric thoughts with ease and simplicity. Mishra penned the lyrics for the film Swayam Siddha (1949), writing 9 songs including Jo beet gaya so beet gaya, Dheere dheere mere man, Shakti de shaktidayini jeevan mein jot de, Ae ri maiyya o ri maiyya yeh kaisa dulha ri, Chali roop ki rani, Naino ke tiri mohe maro na balam, Sab ki nazar bacha ke sada raho, and Suni tumhari bheri mujhko aur na hogi deri. Mishra’s literary works include Geetfarosh, Tus Ki Aag, Trikaal Sandhyaah, Buni Hui Rassi, and the poems Satpuda Ke Ghane Jungle, Pahila Pain, Ghar Ki Yaad and Sannataa, among others. Honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972 for his book Buni Hui Rassi, he was a Gandhian by belief and was critical of the effects of colonisation in India. He passed away this day, 20 February in 1985.
