Kanhaiyalal Sethia
Kanhaiyalal Sethia | |
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| Born | 11 September 1919 |
| Died | 11 November 2008 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta |
| Occupations | Poet, freedom fighter, social worker, reformer, philanthropist, environmentalist |
| Known for | Nationalistic poetry during the Indian independence movement |
| Children | Two sons and a daughter |
| Parent(s) | Chhagan Mal Sethia (father), Manohari Devi (mother) |
Kanhaiyalal Sethia (11 September 1919 – 11 November 2008) was a well-known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, in what is now Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan, at the union level. He was a government-recognized freedom fighter, social worker, reformer, philanthropist and environmentalist. He is known as fulfulling the role of the Yug-Charan for his nationalistic poetry during the freedom struggle.