High School Teacher from July 1945.
Retired as Professor on 1 July 1984 (M.P. Govt. Educational service).
Selected once for the post of Professor of Hindi Language & Literature, in Tashkant University, U.S.S.R. (1978) by UGC & ICCR (NEW DELHI)
Principal Investigator (U.G.C. / Jiwaji University, Gwalior) from 1984 to 1987.
Appointed as one of the Award-Judges by 'Bihar Rashtra-Bhasha Parishad, Patna' (1981 & 1983), 'Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow' (1983), 'Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi, Udaipur' (1991,1993,1994) & 'Hindi Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Gujrat (2001).
Poems translated, published and broadcast in many foreign and Indian languages. Ten volumes published of translated poems in English ('Forty Poems of Mahendra Bhatnagar’, 'After The Forty
Poems', 'Exuberance and other poems.',
‘Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar’s Poetry.’, ‘Death perception : Life Perception’, 'Passion and Compassion', 'Poems : For A Better World', 'Handful Of Light', 'Lyric-Lute' & 'A Few Poems'. )
One volume published of translated poems in French ('A Modern Indian Poet : Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : Un Poèt Indien Et Moderne'.)
Twenty poetry collections in HINDI are published.Works published in seven volumes ['MAHENDRA BHATNAGAR-SAMGRA' - three of Poems (comprising sixteen earlier collections), two of Critical articles, one of Research (Theses) and one of Miscellaneous writings.
Published research & critical studies :
(1)Living Through Challenges : A Study of Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar's Poetry (2)Poet Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar : His Mind And Art.
Himself received awards, four times ( 1952, 1958, 1960, 1985. ) from Madhya Bharat & Madhya Pradesh Govts.
Conducted and directed many literary societies in Ujjain, Dewas, Dhar, Mandsaur and Gwalior.
Contact : 110 BalwantNagar, Gandhi Road, Gwalior — 474 002 (M.P.) INDIA
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