Dr. Harivansh Rai Bachchan

He was a distinguished Hindi poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He is best known for his early work Madhushala. He is also the father of Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachchan.

Bachchan was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament in 1966, and received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1969. In 1976, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan and the Saraswati Samman for his contribution to Hindi literature. In 1994, he was conferred with the "Yash Bharati" Samman by the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He is a recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award and the Lotus Award of the Afro-Asian writers conference.

In 2003, an Indian postage stamp was released in his memory.

Lists of works:

Poems (काव्य)

   * Tera haar (तेरा हार) (1932)

* Madhushala (मधुशाला) (1935)
* Madhubala (मधुबाला) (1936)
* Madhukalash (मधुकलश) (1937)
* Nisha Nimantran (निशा निमंत्रण) (1938)
* Ekaant Sangeet (एकांत संगीत) (1939)
* Aakul Antar (आकुल अंतर) (1943)
* Satarangini (सतरंगिनी) (1945)
* Halaahal (हलाहल) (1946)
* Bengal ka Kaavya (बंगाल का काव्य) (1946)
* Khaadi ke Phool (खादी के फूल) (1948)
* Soot ki Maala (सूत की माला) (1948)
* Milan Yamini (मिलन यामिनी) (1950)
* Pranay Patrika (प्रणय पत्रिका) (1955)
* Dhaar ke idhar udhar (धार के इधर उधर) (1957)
* Aarti aur Angaare (आरती और अंगारे) (1958)
* Buddha aur Naachghar (बुद्ध और नाचघर) (1958)
* Tribhangima (त्रिभंगिमा) (1961)
* Chaar kheme Chaunsath khoonte (चार खेमे चौंसठ खूंटे) (1962)
* Do Chattane (दो चट्टानें) (1965)
* Bahut din beete (बहुत दिन बीते) (1967)
* Kat-ti pratimaaon ki awaaz (कटती प्रतिमाओं की आवाज़) (1968)
* Ubharte pratimaano ke roop (उभरते प्रतिमानों के रूप) (1969)
* Jaal sameta (जाल समेटा) (1973)
Miscellaneous (विविध)

   * Bachpan ke saath kshan bhar (बचपन के साथ क्षण भर) (1934)

* Khaiyyam ki madhushala (खय्याम की मधुशाला) (1938)
* Sopaan (सोपान) (1953)
* Mcbeth (1957)
* Jangeet (जनगीता) (1958)
* Othello (1959)
* Omar Khaiyyam ki rubaaiyan (उमर खय्याम की रुबाइयाँ) (1959)
* Kaviyon ke saumya sant: Pant (कवियों के सौम्य संत: पंत) (1960)
* Aaj ke lokpriya Hindi kavi: Sumitranandan Pant (आज के लोकप्रिय हिन्दी कवि: सुमित्रानंदन पंत) (1960)
* Aadhunik kavi: 7 (आधुनिक कवि: ७) (1961)
* Nehru: Raajnaitik jeevanchitra (नेहरू: राजनैतिक जीवनचित्र) (1961)
* Naye puraane jharokhe (नये पुराने झरोखे) (1962)
* Abhinav sopaan (अभिनव सोपान) (1964)
* Chausath roosi kavitaayein (चौसठ रूसी कवितायें) (1964)
* W.B. Yeats and Occultism (1968)
* Markat dweep ka swar (मरकट द्वीप का स्वर) (1968)
* Naagar geet (नागर गीत) (1966)
* Bachpan ke lokpriya geet (बचपन के लोकप्रिय गीत) (1967)
* Hamlet (1969)
* Bhaasha apni bhaav paraaye (भाषा अपनी भाव पराये) (1970)
* Pant ke sau patra (पंत के सौ पत्र) (1970)
* Pravaas ki diary (प्रवास की डायरी) (1971)
* King Lear (1972)
* Tooti Chooti kadiyan (टूटी छूटी कड़ियां) (1973)
* Meri kavitaayi ki aadhi sadi (मेरी कविताई की आधी सदी) (1981)
* So-ham hans (सोहं हंस) (1981)
* Aathve dashak ki pratinidhi shreshth kavitaayein (आठवें दशक की प्रतिनिधी श्रेष्ठ कवितायें) (1982)
* Meri shreshth kavitaayein (मेरी श्रेष्ठ कवितायें) (1984)
* Jo beet gai so Bat gai
Autobiography / Rachanavali (आत्मकथा / रचनावली)

   * Kya bhooloon kya yaad karoon (क्या भूलूं क्या याद करूं) (1969)

* Need ka nirmaan fir (नीड़ का निर्माण फिर) (1970)
* Basere se door (बसेरे से दूर) (1977)
* Dashdwaar se sopaan tak (दशद्वार से सोपान तक) (1985), In the Afternoon of Time
* Bachchan rachanavali ke nau khand (बच्चन रचनावली के नौ खण्ड) (1983)
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harivansh_Rai_Bachchan