D. C. Chambial

Duni Chand Chambial (born 29 September 1950. died 20 November 2024),^[1][2]was a contemporary bilingual poet^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]} from Himachal Pradesh and a critic who, as an editor in chief, edited Poetcrit,^[9][10][11] a reviewed international journal (ISSN 0970-2830) for more than three decades. Chambial appeared as an Indian English poet by publishing his first volume, Broken Images, in 1983. He rooted himself as a poet in Indian English Poetry with the continuous publication of his several other English poetry collections and one in Hindi.

List of works

Poetry collections

• Broken Images (1983), Samkaleen Prakashan, New Delhi, India
• The Poetry OF Himachal Pradesh (1983), edited, Poetry Publications, Aska (Orissa), India
• The Cargoes of the Bleeding Hearts & Other Poems ( 1984), Golden Books of India, Calcutta, India
• Himpaat (Poems in Hindi) (1985), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Perceptions (1986), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Gyrating Hawks & Sinking Roads (1996), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Before The Petals Unfold (2002), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• This Promising Age and Other Poems (2004), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Collected Poems: 1979 – 2004 ^[12] (2004), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Mellow Tones^[13] (2009), Publish America, Baltimore, United States
• Words (2010), Aadi Publications, Jaipur, India
• Words: 1979–2010 (A Collection of Poems) ^[14] (2012) Aadi Publications, Jaipur, India
• Hour of Antipathy^[15] (2014), Poetcrit Publications, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Songs of Sonority and Hope^[16] (2018), Authorpress, New Delhi, India.
• Song of Light and Other Poems: 2017-2020^[17] (2020), Aadi Publications, Jaipur, India.

Criticism

• Death and Suffering in the Poetry of Krishna Srinivas^[18](1996), Poet Publications, Chennai, India
• The Theme of Death and Suffering in the Poetry of O. P. Bhatnagar^[19] (1999), Kanta Sahitya Prakashan, Maranda, Himachal Pradesh India
• English Poetry in India: A Secular Viewpoint^[20] (2011), Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur, India .

Awards and honours

In recognition of his achievements Professor Chambial has received several awards and honours, among them:

• Lachian Art Letters Bronze Medal, 1987 Trans-World Poetry Exposition, Campbell, California (United States);
• 7th Poetry Day Australia, Australia Bicentenary, Gold medal, 26 August 1988;
• Poetry Day Australia, Ist decade Bronze Medal, 1991–92;
• Certificate for Excellence as International Writer, 30 April 1992, Directory of International Writers (University of Colorado, United States);
• POETCRIT: Poetry Magazine of the Year, 1995 by International Writers Association;
• Michael Madhusudan Academy Award 1995, Michael Madhusudan Academy, Calcutta;
• Poetry Day Australia, Dove in Peace Award, Gold medal, 2000;
• Hon. Member, Governing board of directors, ABI, Raleigh (United States);
• Second Best Fixed Form Poet of the Year 2003, Competition organized by Metverse Muse, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh);
• Participated in 6th World Poetry Day organized under the aegis of Sikkim Akademy, Gangtok (21–24 March 2006);
• "Life Time Achievement Award" by Poetry Intercontinental, Chennai, 2009.

References

1. ^ Harle, Rob (2017). "In Conversation with D.C. Chambial". Writers in Conversation. 4 (1). doi:10.22356/wic.v4i1.1
2. ^ Ghosh, Parthajit. "An Evening with D. C. Chambial: A Short Interview". The Literary Herald. 1 (2): 206.
3. ^ Dominic, K. V. (2011). Critical Perspectives on the Poetry of R.K. Singh D.C. Chambial and I.K. Sharma. Lotus Press. ISBN 978-8192125497.
4. ^ Laxmiprasad, Dr. P. V. (2015). Mapping Thematic Variations: The Poetry of D.C. Chambial. New Delhi, India: Authorspress. ISBN 978-9352070220.
5. ^ Reddy, T.V. (2016). A Critical Survey of Indo-English Poetry. New Delhi, India: Authorspress. ISBN 978-9352072491.
6. ^ Reddy, T. V. (2007). The Poetry of D. C. Chambial (Essays in Evaluation). Maranda, India: Poetcrit Publication. ISBN 978-81-87656-05-0.
7. ^ The Poetry of D. C. Chambial: Views, Reviews and Comments. Maranda, India: Poetcrit Publication. 2008. ISBN 978-81-87656-07-4.
8. ^ Rizvi, I.H. & Rizvi, N. F. (2008). Origin, Development and History of Indian English Poetry. Bareilly, India: Prakash Book Depot. ISBN 978-81-7977-266-9.
9. ^ "Poetcrit". UGC. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
10. ^ "Poetcrit". UGC. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
11. ^ Chambial, D.C. "Poetcrit"
12. ^ Chambial, D. C. (2004). Collected Poems (1979–2004). Maranda, India: Poetcrit Publication. ISBN 81-87656-04-2.
13. ^ Chambial, D. C. (21 January 2010). Mellow Tones. America Star Books. ISBN 978-1448927524.
14. ^ Chambial, D. C. (18 December 2012). Words: 1979–2012: A Collection of Poems. Jaipur, India: Aadi Publications. ISBN 978-9380902883.
15. ^ Chambial, D. C. (2014). Hour of Antipathy. Maranda (Himachal Pradesh), India: Poetcrit Publication. ISBN 978-81-87656-07-4.
16. ^ Chambial, D. C. (2018). Songs of Sonority and Hope. New Delhi: Authorpress. ISBN 978-93-87651-23-4.
17. ^ Chambial, D. C. (2020). Song of Light and Other Poems: 2017-2020. Jaipur: Aadi Publications. ISBN 978-9387799530.
18. ^ Chambial, D. C. (1996). Death and Suffering in the Poetry of Krishna Srinivas. Chennai: Poet Publications.
19. ^ Chambial, D. C. (1999). The Theme of Death and Suffering in the Poetry of O. P. Bhatnagar. Maranda: Kanta Sahitya Prakashan.
20. ^ Prem, PCK, Chambial, D. C. (2011). English Poetry in India: A Secular Viewpoint. Jaipur, India: Aavishkar Publishers. ISBN 978-8179103647.