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'''Dr. Premlata Chaswal (प्रेमलता चसवाल)

Literary Name: Prem Pushp (प्रेम पुष्प) ''' Born 20th July, 1952 in Jansuyi village in Ambala District of Haryana, India. Her parents were Sada Kaur (सदा कौर) and Hemraj Sharma (हेमराज शर्मा).

Dr. Chaswal did her Master of Arts (M.A.) in Hindi Language from Himachal Pradesh University in Simla. She completed her Ph.D. (on Socialistic Aspect of Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh’s Poetry) from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. She also holds a Master in Education (M.Ed.) from Punjabi University in Patiala, Punjab, India.

Dr. Chaswal presented a talk on Muktibodh Kavya in the 34th Annual conference on South Asia held in Univeristy of WI- Madison. She also served as panel chair for “poetics and politics” during the same conference. Her stories, satires and poems have been broadcasted on All India Radio from Shivpuri, Gwalior and Aakashwani Kurukshetra, Haryana. With her husband Sri Pushp Raj Chaswal, she has served and actively participated in the literary scene of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, MadhyaPradesh and Punjab.

Current Position: Teaching at M M College of Education, Mulana (Ambala), Haryana, India.

Contributions to the field of Literature:

"Aashcharya (आश्चर्य)", published in 1983, was Dr. Chaswal’s first published work. It was a poem that appeared in the daily newspaper, Punjab Kesari (पंजाब केसरी).

Since then, Dr. Chaswal has made numerous contributions to newspapers (Dainik Tribune, Jan Satta, Navbharat Times, Punjab Kesari, Veerpratap) and literary magazines (Himprasth, Himotkarsh, Harigandha, Meri Saheli, Manorama, Ingit, Bejod Ratan, Kisi Bhe Sheher mein) and in children’s Magazine Baalhans, in the form of poems, stories, short-stories, articles, and satire.

Her first book, "Darpan (दर्पण)", was published in 1986. It is a khand kaavya (खंड काव्य) - i.e., a collection of poems on a single theme. In this book, Dr. Chaswal tried to capture significant events relating to the Indian Freedom Struggle.

Her second book, "Mamta (ममता)" was published in 1993. Mamta is a collection of short stories written by Dr. Chaswal during 70s and 80s. The indifference and selfishness caused in Man by societal hardships force the narrator of these stories to take the form of a vengeful river, and wake up fluid human compassion trapped deep within, and together rise as a tide to once again drench those desiccated emotionless wastelands. Most of these stories deal with social themes, primarily describing the relentless struggle launched by indian women to cope with the hardships and poblems faced by her in the backdrop of indian social setup.

Her third book, also the thesis of her Ph.D., "Muktibodha-Kaavya: In the context of Democratic Consciousness (मुक्तिबोध-काव्य: जनवादी चेतना के संदर्भ में)" was published in 2001 is an analytical study of the poetic works of Gajaanana Maadhava Muktibodha (गजानन माधव मुक्तिबोध), an eminent poet of Progressive Poetic Era in Modern Hindi Literature. The book presents an in-depth study of the origin of जनवादी चेतना (Democratic Consciousness) in Hindi poetry.

Her fourth book, published in 2008, is a texbook titled "Hindi Shikshan (हिन्दी शिक्षण)" for Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) students and is is based on the curriculum in the Colleges of Education in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Universities.

Dr. Premlata Chaswal also translated into hindi a collection of indian folk stories written originally in Urdu by her Uncle Sri Khajaan Chand Harnaal into Hindi. The collection is called "Kalyaani – I (कल्याणी - १)", published in 2006. This book has been widely appreciated and acclaimed as a rare collection of long-lost folk tales.".

PushpRaj Chaswal (पुष्पराज चसवाल)

Writing Style: Blank-verse poetry and analytical prose.

Born 13th June, 1944 in Dadwal village in RawalPindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. His parents were Shrimati Basanti Devi (श्रीमती बसंती देवी) and Shri Ram Murti Chaswal (श्री राम मूर्ति चसवाल).

Education: Bachelor of Arts (English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi - optional) in 1967, from Government College of Gurgaon, Haryana, Affiliated with Punjab University, Chandigarh.

PushpRaj Chaswal retired after 32 years of service at Bank Of Baroda, during 20 years of which he devoted to the service of the Bank Employees Trade Union movement. He was the President and the General Seceratory of the Bank of Baroda employees’ union (Northern region) for 6 years and 8 years, respectively.

Contributions to the field of Literature: In the 1970s, he played a significant role in organizing the poetic gatherings and literary functions held in Gurgaon, Harayana. The 1980s saw him actively participate in various literary events organized in Dharamsala, Kangra and Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh. In the 1990s, he was in Shivpuri, Gwalior, taking up an equally active role. During the 90s, he started presenting his works on All India Radio (AIR) in Shivpuri and Gwalior and continues to do so even today, from Aakashwaani Kurukshetra, Haryana. In 2005, he presented his analytical work on the role of Education in accelerating development in the contxt of India at the 34th Annual Conference on South Asia held at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His poems have been published in literary magazines ingit (madhyabharti hindi sahitya sabha, Gwalior), shabd-sarokaar, pankhudiyaan (Rastrabasha vichar manch, Ambala), harigandha and newspapers namely dainik tribune, veer pratap.

His first book, "Dishaayein (दिशायें)", was published with the help of Haryana Sahitya Akadami’s Grant-In-Aid award, in 1988. It is a anthology of poems written by the poet in the decades of 70s and 80s. Driven by the poet’s struggle against the self-centered changing human attitudes, a dynamic expression of his first-hand experiences from active participation in labor union movement agaist injustice, these blank verse poems are a calling to the innate courage of man to rise for the re-unification and re-identification of his entity with the whole universe.

His second book, "Samvednaoon ke Ghere (संवेदनाओं के घेरे)", published in 2001, may be considered an extension of "Dishaayein (दिशायें)", This book is an anthology of PushpRaj Chaswal's poems written during the 90s, and shows a more confident poet in his role as Mankind’s representative attempting to decipher Mankind’s interplay with the universe. Inspired by the innumerable forms of ubiquitous Nature, the poet has tried to illustrate the Truth, the Godliness and the Beauty – Satyam (सत्यम्), Shivam (शिवम्), Sundaram (सुन्दरम्) - in the fact that, despite differences, inequality and variety, every role of Man continues to be an inseparable part of the same Nature.

Balram Chaswal (बलराम चसवाल)

Known as “Aadam Kaayanaati (आदम क़ायनाती)” in the field of Urdu poetry.

Writing Style: Blank-verse and free verse poetry in Hindi, Shayari (शायरी) in Urdu

Born 18th June, 1936 in Dadwal village in RawalPindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. His parents were Shrimati Basanti Devi (श्रीमती बसंती देवी) and Shri Ram Murti Chaswal (श्री राम मूर्ति चसवाल).

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) in English and a Post-Graduate Research Diploma in the Teaching of English.One of his exemplary feats in his student career was his second position in the Matriulation Exam at Punjab University Chandigarh.

Balram Chaswal served the Punjab and Haryana Governments in various positions from 1957 to 1968, including the post of treasury officer. From 1968 to 2001, when he retired, he was a Reader in the English Department of Shivaji College, Delhi University.

His interests lay in the field of Indian and Western Literature and he had done an extensive self-study in both the fields to a degree that he was considered master of each. Only a few of his hindi and urdu poems have been published in various magazines. He was honored as a poet of urdu by late Sri Shakar Dayal Sharma, president of India, in 1998.

Contributions to the field of Literature: He regularly attended annual Indo-Pak "mushaayiras (मुशायिरा)" where Urdu poets from India and Pakistan gathered in New Delhi, India, for a poetic discourse. Starting from 1996, he was a regular atendee and active participient of urdu nishisht Hallqua-e-tashnegan-e-adab, 405 nishith (monthly gatherings) of this organization have been held so far. Some of his ghazals were published in the second issue of a unique all India urdu literary magazine "safar zaari hai (hindi translit)", for which he also wrote the preface. This magazine is a rare urdu journal of excelent urdu poetry from all india and is published once every 10-15 years. His Ghazals were regularly aired at All India Radio from New Delhi starting 1996.

He retired from his profession in 2001 with a vision of actively pursuing the publications of all his works in 4 distinct books. 2 as hindi poetry collections and 3 as urdu Qualams. An untimely defeat at the hands of a heart-attack he did not survive to fulfil his dream. Only a small portion of his writings have been published, a majority still hidden from the masses. His son, Abhishek Chaswal holds all the rights of his unpublished manuscripts.

His first and only book, "Rajhanson ke Sahyaatri (राजहंसों के सहयात्री)", was published posthumously in 2002. This collection compiles 63 poems written during decades spanning 1960-2000. His poems follow two main, but distinct, streams of thought - one speaks about Man's nature of constant quest; and the other is an expression of the extreme pain and inner turmoil resulting from the Fearful and distressed mockery of all existence due to the-then common man's unbound loneliness.

Ramnath Chaswal (रामनाथ चसवाल)

Known as “Aabid Aalami (आबिद आलमी)” in the field of Urdu poetry.

Writing Style: Shayari (शायरी) in Urdu

Born 4th June, 1933 in Dadwal village in Gujjarkhan Tesil, RawalPindi District of Punjab, Pakistan. His parents were Shrimati Basanti Devi (श्रीमती बसंती देवी) and Shri Ram Murti Chaswal (श्री राम मूर्ति चसवाल).

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) in English language and literature from Agra University.

Ramnath Chaswal started his career as a post-man in Delhi and completed his Post-graduation while in this service. He served as Professor of English at the Government Colleges in Bhiwani (भिवानी), Mahendrgarh (महेंद्रगढ़), Rohtak (रोहतक) and Gurgaon (गुडगाँव) in the state of Haryana. In addition to teaching he was also a leading activist and President for nearly 7 of the GOvernment College Lecturer's Association (GCLA). He was the Founding President of the Haryana Janavadi-Saanskritik Manch. He was the co-editor of literary magazine "Prayas (प्रयास)" (later known as "Jatan (जतन)") from 1981. His role in the educational and social revolution is memorialized by the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Research center located in Bhiwani, Haryana. His final years were spent in a losing struggle against a painful Asthma disease. Haryana Janvaadi Lekhak Sangh organizes mushayeira and kavi-goshdi in their annual memorial gathering on his birth anniversary.

Contributions to the field of Urdu Literature: His first book, "Daayara (दायरा)", published in 1971, was his first compilation of Urdu ghazals (ग़ज़लें) and nazams (नज़्में). Daayara was conferred with Haryana Government State award in 1972.

His second book, "Naye Zaaviye (नए ज़ाविये)", published in 1990, was his second compilation of Urdu ghazals (ग़ज़लें) and nazams (नज़्में). Naye Zaaviye was published with the help of Haryana Urdu Academy's grant-in-aid award.

His third work, "Harfe Aakhir (हर्फ़े आख़िर)", is the compilation of his poetic works written during his years of illness, remains unpublished. Hindi transliteration of Harfe Aakhir appears in his posthumously published book Alfaaz. All the rights of his unpublished manuscripts are held by his wife Smt. Pushpa Raani Chaswal.

His fourth book, "Alfaaz: Aabid Aalami ki Sampooran Rachnaayein (अल्फाज़: आबिद आलमी की संपूर्ण रचनाएँ)", Published posthumously, is the Hindi transliteration of his 201 ghazals (ग़ज़लें), nazms (नज़्में) from Daayra (दायरा), Naye Zaaviye (नए ज़ाविये) and Harfe Aakhir (हर्फ़े आख़िर).

Yudhishthir Prakash Chaswal (युधिष्ठिर प्रकाश चसवाल)

Known as "Naseem Chaswal(नसीम)" in the field of Urdu poetry.

Writing Style: Shayari (शायरी) in Hindi and Urdu.

Born 4th August 1949, village in Dinarpur, district Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. His parents were Shrimati Basanti Devi (श्रीमती बसंती देवी) and Shri Ram Murti Chaswal (श्री राम मूर्ति चसवाल).

Education: Master of Arts (M.A.) in English language and literature from Punjab University, Chandigarh.

Yudhishthir Prakash Chaswal served as Professor of English at the Government Colleges in Gurgaon (गुडगाँव), Nagina, Faridabad, gohana and Mahendragarh (महेंद्रगढ़). His last posting was as a principal of Government Girl's College at Mahindergarh, Haryana.

His ghazals have appeared in various prominent literary magazines namely Saaptahik Hindustan, Kadambini, Dharmyog, Saarika and newspapers namely Janasatta, Dainik Tribune. His style was considered as prominent emerging signature of Hindi Ghazal and he had significant command over urdu Ghazal.

His literary works remain unpublished in the form of a book. All the rights of his unpublished manuscripts are held by his wife Smt. VinayJyoti Chaswal.

Som Prakash Chaswal (सोम प्रकाश चसवाल)

Writing Style: Free Verse and rhythmic poetry, Ghazals and short stories in Hindi

Born xxxx in 1943 village in Gurgaon, Haryana. His parents were Shrimati Basanti Devi (श्रीमती बसंती देवी) and Shri Ram Murti Chaswal (श्री राम मूर्ति चसवाल).

Education: Masters of Arts in English literature from Himachal Pradesh University, Simla.

Som Prakash Chaswal served at Reserve Bank of India from 1965 to 1971. And was selected Assistant Exise and Taxation officer (Haryana Civil Services, HCS, Class II) in 1971 which he quit within 3 months and did his M.A. in English from H.P. University, Simla through Correspondence Education. He started a primary school at Ambala and ran it for nearly 20 years. He runs a private coaching institue from his house these days.

His poems and short stories keep appearing in Jansatta, Punjab kesari, Janyug, dainik tribune, dainik Bhaskar etc. He is a very active member of Rashtra Bhasha Vichaar Manch and nearly a dozen literary organization active in the Haryana region namely Ambala Sahitya Manch, Janwaadi Lekhak Sangh.

His literary works remain unpublished in the form of a book.