Amar Goswami (English: Amar Goswami; born- November 28, 1945, Multan (undivided India); died- June 28, 2012, Ghaziabad) was a famous Hindi litterateur and novelist. He was associated with the country’s prestigious magazines like ‘Manorama’ and ‘Ganga’ for a long time. Amar Goswami was also the founder of the literary organization ‘Vaichariki’. He also edited many literary magazines.
Amar Goswami was born on 28 November 1945 in Multan (divided India) in a Bengali speaking Brahmin family. Presently Multan is now a part of Pakistan. When Amar Goswami was just two years old, his family moved from Multan to Mirzapur city of Uttar Pradesh during the partition of the country. As part of his education, Amar Goswami had obtained a master’s degree with Hindi subject from ‘Allahabad University’.
Amar Goswami also contributed in the field of education as a professor. She served as sub-editor in the famous women’s magazine ‘Manorama’. In those days, story writer Amarkant was the editor of this magazine. After working in ‘Manorama’ for about 6 years, Amar Goswami moved to Delhi.
Story collection – Himayati, Mahua tree, Aranya mein hum, Dhartiputra, Mahabali, Apni-Apni Duniya, Kal ka Bharosa, Bhool-Bhulaiya, Udas Raghavdas, Bujo Bahadur, twenty one stories.
Children’s Literature – A total of sixteen books of children’s stories including ‘Shabash Munnu’ have been published.
Translation – More than 50 books translated from Bengali language to Hindi.
Novel – Humsafar in this era
Translation – More than sixty translated books published from Bengali to Hindi.
‘Non-Hindi speaking Hindi Writer Award’ – by Central Hindi Directorate on ‘Himayati’ story collection
‘Premchand Award’ – by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Institute
He also received many honors from Central Hindi Directorate, Hindi Academy Delhi, Indo Soviet Literary Society etc.
Amar Goswami, who made his valuable contribution in the field of Hindi literature, died on June 28, 2012 at his residence in Ghaziabad.
