Surendra Jha 'Suman', Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Surendra Jha 'Suman'

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1910

Place of Birth: Samastipur, Bihar, India

Date of Death: 05-Mar-2002

Profession: poet, politician, author

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Surendra Jha 'Suman' (10 October 1910 – 5 March 2002), also referred to as 'Suman Ji' or Acharya Surendra Jha 'Suman', was a Maithili poet, writer, publisher, editor and elected member of legislative assembly and parliament.
He is also known for his role as publisher, editor, journalist, social and cultural reformer and promoter of Mithila culture.
He authored about forty books in Maithili and was also the Editor of various publications and books in Maithili, Sanskrit and Hindi.
He served the Governing Bodies of various literary and academic institutions in different capacities in his State.
He was also the recipient of Sahitya Akademy Award in 1971 for Payaswini and in 1995 for Translation Rabindra Natakavali Vol.
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He was born in a village known as Ballipur in the Samastipur district of Bihar.