# Shailendra Nath Shrivastava

Dr. Shailendra Nath Shrivastava (20 March 1936 – 12 February 2006) was an Indian essayist and poet, who wrote in Hindi, English and Bhojpuri. His body of work comprised over 100 publication of books like poetry, biographies, essays, Literary criticism etc. he also featured in more than 120 programs/broadcast of All India Radio / Doordarshan Patna and Delhi branch. He visited many foreign countries such as England, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany, Holland, Mauritius and Nepal. He was former Indian politician from Bihar born at Chausa, Bhojpur district. In 1980 he was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly and in 1989, he was elected to Lok Sabha from Patna constituency of Bihar. He was a recipient of the civilian honor of Padma Shri (2003).

## Biography
### Early life

Shailendra Nath Shrivastava was born on 20th March 1936 Bettiah (West Champaran) Chausa Bihar. He started his schooling in 1943 from Ganesh Memorial Middle School, Siwan. In 1956 he graduated in Hindi (Hons.). In 1958, He did his post graduation in Hindi and in 1969 he got his Ph.D. degree from Patna University. He later joined ABVP, Bhartiya Jana Sangh, BJP. He was the former Indian politician of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 1980, he was elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly and in 1989, he was elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Patna constituency of Bihar.

### Service

* He used to be the professor and head of the department (Hindi) Patna University (retd.31 October 1996).
* He served as the Vice Chancellor of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur (1998-1999).
* Member and President of the UGC visiting committee for the Bihar Inter University board (1999-2005)
* Affiliated with National cadet corps NCC and National Service Scheme NSS
* President of Patna University Teachers Association as well as the President of Patna University Employees Union
* President of Lions Club of Patliputra

### Literary service

* Life member of Bhartiya Hindi Parishad (Allahabad)
* Member of Bihar rashtrabhasha Parishad
* Member of Bihar Hindi Pragati samiti
* Member of sansadiya rajbhasha samiti
* Member of Hindi advisory committee of ministry of Health, Water Resources & Kendriya Lok Nirman Vibhag

### Bihar Movement and Total Revolution

In Sampoorn Kranti Movement (1974) he played a major role as the guide of the Student Movement in which he was arrested in 'Misa'. After being released from prison he was also active and making student movement to a mass movement during Emergency he was again arrested in 1975 July and after being released from prison he asked Jayaprakash Narayan to lead the entire revolutionary movement.

## Literary works
### Literature works

* Shiksha Ke Naam Par ( शिक्षा के नाम पर (निबंध संग्रह) )
* Lifafa Dekh kar ( लिफाफा देखकर (ललित निबंध) )
* Badalte Sandharbho Mein Uchha Shiksha ( बदलते संदर्भों में उच्च शिक्षा (निबंध संग्रह) )
* Adbhut Ras Aur Bhartiya Kavya Shastra (अद्भुत रस और भारतीय काव्य शास्त्र (शोध) )
* Nirala-Jeevan Aur Sahitya ( निराला जीवन और साहित्य (आलोचना) )

### Poetry anthologies

* Shabd Pakke Mann Aanch Ke (2002)
* Bahut Dino Ke Baad (बहुत दिनों के बाद)
* Aandolan Ki Kavitaein (आन्दोलन की कविताएं)
* Kalam Ugalti Aag (कलम उगलती आग, 1999)

### Biographies

* Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (1968)
* Dr.Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (unpublished)

### Delegate

* 6th World Hindi Conference, London (1999)
* 2nd World Bhojpuri Conference, Port Louis (2000)
* 1st European Hindi conference, London (2003)
* 7th World Hindi Conference, Suriname (2004)
works he also performed more than 120 programs from all India radio broadcast from Patna and Delhi branch and state connected with Doordarshan programs contribution publication of hundreds of works in Hindi and English countries Germany Holland Mauritius and Nepal he got died on 12th February 2006

## Bahut Dino Ke Baad

Bahut Dino Ke Baad is the most celebrated and cited poem of Dr.Shailendra Nath Shrivastava
बहुत दिनों के बाद, किसी ने
लिया प्यार से नाम,
बहुत दिनों के बाद लगा,
ऐसी होती है, शाम !
बहुत दिनों के बाद, जेठ में ,
सावन घिर आया है |
बहुत दिनों के बाद ,ठूॅंठ का ,
मन हरियाआ है
बहुत दिनों के बाद खुले ,
मन के तहखाना ,आज ,
बहुत दिनों के बाद, बजा है
अंदर वाला साज !

## Honours and award

* Padma Shri (2003)
* Sahitya Seva Samman (2002)
* Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Samman (2003)
* Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan Samman (2003)
* Man of The Year-2003 (AMERICA)
* Shad Azimabadi Samman (2004)
* Kayasth Gaurav Samman(2003)