Padma Sachdev

Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was

an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern Padma Sachdev
woman poet of the Dogri language.[1] She also wrote
in Hindi. She published several poetry collections,
including Meri Kavita Mere Geet (My Poems, My
Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in
1971.[2][3] She also received the Padma Shri, India's
fourth highest civilian award in 2001,[4] and the Kabir
Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by
Government of Madhya Pradesh,[5] Saraswati Samman
for the year 2015,[6][7] Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in
2019.[8]

Personal life and death

Sachdev was born in a Baru Brahmin Family in
Purmandal, Jammu on 17 April 1940.[9] She was the Sachdev in 2018
eldest of three children of a Sanskrit scholar, professor Born 17 April 1940
Jai Dev Badu, who was later killed during the partition Purmandal Jammu, Jammu
of India in 1947. She first married Vedpal Deep and and Kashmir, British Raj
later married singer Surinder Singh of the musical duo Died 4 August 2021 (aged 81)
"Singh Bandhu" in 1966.[10] She and Surinder Singh Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
first lived in New Delhi, but later shifted to Mumbai.[2]
Occupation Poet, writer
She died on 4 August 2021 in Mumbai at the age of 81,
Language Dogri language
leaving behind husband Surinder Singh and their
daughter Meeta Sachdev.[11][12] Nationality Indian
Notable Sahitya Akademi; Padma Shri;
awards Kabir Samman
Career Spouse Vedpal Deep and later
Surinder Singh (1966–2021)
Sachdev worked in All 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 the Sahitya Akademi Award for her anthology Meri Kavita Mere Geet (transl. my poem my
song) in 1969. Writing in the preface of the work, Hindi poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar noted "After
reading Padma's poems I felt I should throw my pen away – for what Padma writes is true poetry." Her
autobiography Boond Bawadi is considered a classic. Her book In 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 by Jaidev. 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 by Mohd Rafi and Sulakshana Pandit. She also wrote the lyrics along with Yogesh 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.

Works
Source(s):[13]

Meri Kavita Mere Geet (1969)

Tavi Te Chanhan (Rivers Tawi and Chenab, 1976)
Nheriyan Galiyan (Dark Lanes, 1982)
Pota Pota Nimbal (Fingertipful Cloudless Sky, 1987)
Uttar Vahini (1992)
Tainthian (1997).[1][2]
Amrai (Hindi Interviews)
Diwankhana (Interviews)
Chith Chete (Memoirs)

Awards
Source(s):[13]

Dinu Bhai Pant Life Time Achievement Award, 2017 by D.B. Pant Memorial Trust, Jammu,
J&K[14]
Krutitava Smagra Samman, 2015 by Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, West Bengal[15]
Saraswati Samman, 2015 for her autobiography "Chitt-Chete" in Dogri language
Padma Shri Award. 2001
Sahitya Akademi Award 1971
Kabir Samman for poetry. 2007-08

Bibliography
Naushin. Kitabghar, 1995.
Main Kahti Hun Ankhin Dekhi (Travelogue). Bharatiya Gyanpith, 1995.
*Bhatko nahin Dhananjay. Bharatiya Gyanpith, 1999. ISBN 8126301309.
Amrai (https://books.google.com/books?id=PFC6CpB_SaAC). Rajkamal Prakashan, 2000.
ISBN 8171787649.
Jammu Jo Kabhi Sahara Tha (Novel). Bharatiya Jnanpith, 2003. ISBN 8126308869.
Phira kyā huā?, with Jnaneśvara, and Partha Senagupta. National Book Trust, 2007.
ISBN 8123750420.
Translations

Where Has My Gulla Gone (Anthology) (https://books.google.com/books?id=iHgHka7KMaw

C). Prabhat Prakashan, 2009. ISBN 8188322415.
A Drop in the Ocean: An Autobiography. tr. by Uma Vasudev, Jyotsna Singh. National Book
Trust, India, 2011. ISBN 8123761775.

See also
List of Indian writers
List of Indian poets

References
1. George, p. 522
2. Mathur, p. 182
3. "Sahitya Akademi Award" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140221080252/http://sahitya-akad
emi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/searchAwards.jsp). Official website. Archived from the original (h
ttp://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/searchAwards.jsp) on 21 February 2014.
Retrieved 26 February 2013.
4. "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009)" (https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/htt
p://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf) (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from
the original (http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf) (PDF) on 10 May 2013.
5. "Rashtriya Mahatma Gandhi Award to be given to Seva Bharti" (https://web.archive.org/web/
20130927234948/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808101759.htm). 10 August
2008. Archived from the original (http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200808101759.
htm) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
6. "Jammu-born poet Padma Sachdev gets Saraswati Samman" (https://www.business-standa
rd.com/article/pti-stories/jammu-born-poet-padma-sachdev-gets-saraswati-samman-116041
200967_1.html). Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 12 April 2016. Retrieved
4 August 2021.
7. "Dogri poet Padma Sachdev awarded Saraswati Samman" (https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-fee
d/story/dogri-poet-padma-sachdev-awarded-saraswati-samman-588997-2016-04-12). India
Today. P. T. I. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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ma-sachdev-conferred-akademis-highest-honour/). DailyExcelsior. 12 June 2019. Retrieved
4 August 2021.
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ev/). DailyExcelsior. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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mp/2004/05/06/stories/2004050600290300.htm). The Hindu. 6 May 2004. Archived from the
original (http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/06/stories/2004050600290300.htm) on 5 July
2004. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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7251.html). United News of India. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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13. Ghosh, Avijit; Khajuria, Sanjay (5 August 2021). "Noted Dogri writer Padma Sachdev, who
passed away, worked closely with Lata Mangeshkar" (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ind
ia/noted-dogri-writer-padma-sachdev-who-passed-away-worked-closely-with-lata-mangeshk
ar/articleshow/85062834.cms). The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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Further reading
K. M. George; Sahitya Akademi (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and
prose (https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&q=Padma+Sachdev&pg=PA52
2). Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 8172013248.
Shiv Nath (1997). 2 Decades of Dogri Literature (https://books.google.com/books?id=rXrua
MZ6FKAC&q=Padma+Sachdev&pg=PA19). Sahitya Akademi. p. 19. ISBN 8126003936.
Divya Mathur (2003). "Padma Sachdev:Introduction" (https://books.google.com/books?id=g
QSwvro50oUC&q=Padma+Sachdev&pg=PA182). Aashaa: Short Stories by Indian Women
Writers: Translated from Hindi and Other Indian Languages. Star Publications.
ISBN 8176500755.

External links
Mother of Modern Dogri Poetry: A Literary Profile of Padma Sachdev (http://www.indiatogeth
er.org/manushi/issue123/shivanath.htm)

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