The Author

About Renu Chauhan

Education

Graduate in Journalism & Mass Communication and Home Science; Post-Graduate Diploma in Food Science & Public Health Nutrition; M.A. in Sociology; M.S.S. in Extension Education

Published Works

60+ books

Languages

Hindi · Maithili · Bangla · Nepali · Manipuri · Malayalam

Awards

बाल एवं किशोर साहित्य सम्मान

Bal Evam Kishor Sahitya Samman

बाल साहित्य मातदण्ड शिरोमणि सम्मान

Bal Sahitya Matdand Shiromani Samman

हिंदी साहित्यकार सम्मान

Hindi Sahityakar Samman

वरिष्ठ प्रतिभा सम्मान

Varishtha Pratibha Samman

A Voice from Everyday Life

Renu Chauhan is a distinguished Hindi poet and children's literature author. Born with a deep interest in literary and social work, she has devoted her life to enriching Hindi literature across multiple genres.

Her poetry emerges from the rhythms of everyday life — illuminating the inner world of women, the joy of the natural world, and the search for light in ordinary moments.

She has made significant contributions to children's literature — writing poems, stories, and plays that are joyful, informative, and imaginative.

Her poems have been translated by eminent translators into Maithili, Bangla, Nepali, Manipuri, and Malayalam. She has also translated works from English to Hindi for the National Book Trust.

"Flowing rivers are lives themselves — lives that weave new dawns of hope and aspiration."
— from Nadiyan Hain Meri Kargha