Rajinder Manchanda Bani

Rajinder Manchanda Bani
Born	Multan
Died	Delhi
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	School-teacher
Known for	Poetry
Notable work	Harf e Moetbar, Hisab e Rang, Shafaq e Shajjar

Rajinder Manchanda Bani (1932-1981) was an Indian poet. He was born at Multan in 1932. His family migrated to Delhi in 1947 where he died in 1981. He was a Master of Arts in Economics from Punjab University, and a school- teacher. Harf e Moetbar (1972), Hisab e Rang (1976) & Shafaq e Shajjar are his three collections of poems. He was a poet of neo-classical ghazal who did not use conventional imagery and was original in style; he was an effective user of Hindi diction. He was a physically weak person who did not maintain good health throughout his life-time but possessed a sturdy mind; he lived for 49 years.^[1][2][3]

References

1. K.C.Kanda (1995). Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology. Sterling Publishers. pp. 341–343. ISBN 9788120718265.
2. Amreesh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature A-D. Sahitya Akademi. p. 375. ISBN 9788126018031.
3. K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian literature: An Anthology. Sahitya Akademi. p. 440. ISBN 9788172013240.