Kavi
Pradeep (1915–1998), born Ramchandra Baryanji Dwivedi, was a renowned
poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song, Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo, written as tribute to the soldiers who had died defending the country, during the Sino-Indian War.His first recognition came for his patriotic lyrics for the film Bandhan (1940), though it was for writing a daringly patriotic song, “Door Haaton aye Duniya walon” (Move Away O Outsiders), in India’s first golden jubilee hit, Kismet (1943), that his status as a nationalistic writer got immortalized as, as soon after the film’s release, having provoked the ire of British government, he was forced to go underground to avoid arrest.
In a career span, of nearly five decades, Kavi Pradeep, wrote about 1,700 songs,[1] nationalistic poems including the lyrics for some 72 films, including hits like, “Chal Chal Re Naujawan”, film Bandhan (1940), “Aao Bachchon Tumhe Dikhayen” and “De Di Hame Azaadi Bina Khadag Bina Dhaal”, film Jagriti (1954), and “Yahaan vahaan jahaan tahaan mat poochho kahaan kahaan”, film Jai Santoshi Ma, (1975) for which he also did a playback version in the film. In 1958, HMV, released an album of 13 songs with his lyrics, soon he was made the Rashtrakavi, (Poet Laureate), and came to be known as, Kavi Pradeep.
In 1997, he was honoured by India’s highest award in Cinema, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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