
The Poet · 1977 to 2010
गीत चतुर्वेदी
Geet Chaturvedi
Region
North India
Language
Hindi
Signature rasa
Shanta
Works · archive
39
Geet Chaturvedi is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant and aesthetically ambitious voices of twenty first century Hindi literature. Born in 1977 in Mumbai and spending much of his creative life in Bhopal, he moves fluidly across poetry, fiction, and profound critical essays.
His writing addresses the intense urban isolation, existential anxieties, and fragmented memories of the modern individual. Chaturvedi writes with a deeply cinematic and visual vocabulary.
His celebrated poetry collections like Aalaap Mein Girah and Minimum Main capture the profound melancholies of contemporary life without ever losing their lyrical beauty. Awarded the prestigious Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Award, his work has been translated into numerous international languages, proving the global resonance of his themes.
He demands complete intellectual engagement from his readers. He represents a generation of writers who confidently place Hindi literature in direct conversation with global literary movements while remaining firmly rooted in Indian realities.
Chronology
A life, paced like a poem.
1977
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra
2007
Received the prestigious Bharat Bhushan Agarwal Award for poetry
2010
Published his acclaimed poetry collection 'Alaap Mein Giraah'
Essential
Start with these.
Three doorways into Geet Chaturvedi, chosen for how quickly they show you what this voice sounds like.

Shanta
01फीलगुड
Feelgood
The clearest statement of shanta in this catalogue, begin here.
Read the poem →5 verses
Karuna
02मुंबई नगरिया में मेरा ख़ानदान
Mumbai Nagariya Mein Mera Khandan
A shorter turn in karuna, 7 verses long.
Read the poem →7 verses
Adbhuta
03बच्ची की कहानी
Bacchi Ki Kahani
A shorter turn in adbhuta, 2 verses long.
Read the poem →2 versesFull Catalogue
Every composition, by mood.
39 entries · 6 rasas
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Shanta
20 compositions
- 015 versesRead →
फीलगुड
Feelgood
- 024 versesRead →
समाधि
Samadhi
- 031 verseRead →
एक इंच
Ek Inch
- 041 verseRead →
मालिक को ख़ुश करने के लिए किसी भी सीमा तक जाने वाला मानवीय दिमाग़ और...
Malik Ko Khush Karne Ke Liye Kisi Bhi Seema Tak Jane Wala Manaviya Dimag Aur...
- 058 versesRead →
कोई बेनाम-सा
Koi Benam-Sa
- 063 versesRead →
आलाप में गिरह (कविता)
Alaap Mein Girah
- 071 verseRead →
पंचतत्व
Panchatatva
- 084 versesRead →
ठगी
Thagi
करुणा
Karuna
12 compositions
- 017 versesRead →
मुंबई नगरिया में मेरा ख़ानदान
Mumbai Nagariya Mein Mera Khandan
- 0212 versesRead →
जीसस की कीलें
Jesus Ki Keelen
- 038 versesRead →
देखी तेरी कासी
Dekhi Teri Kasi
- 047 versesRead →
जिसके पीछे पड़े कुत्ते
Jiske Piche Pade Kutte
- 052 versesRead →
बुरी लड़कियाँ, अच्छी लड़कियाँ
Buri Ladkiyan, Achhi Ladkiyan
- 069 versesRead →
डेटलाइन पानीपत
Dateline Panipat
- 076 versesRead →
मंथरता से थकान
Mantharta Se Thakan
- 089 versesRead →
सभ्यता के खड़ंजे पर
Sabhyata Ke Khadanje Par
बीभत्स
Bibhatsa
1 composition



