Disagreements important to reach meaningful conclusions:author

Writers don't protest but disagree and it is through debates and disagreements only that we reach to meaningful conclusions, a noted Hindi author today said, but steered clear of the raging intolerance issue in the country.
A disciple of eminent Hindi Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwiwedi, Vishwanath Tripathi was speaking at function where he was awarded the 28th Moortidevi Award.
"Every topic needs to be debated and discussed without which life is meaningless. Without disagreement we will never come to the conclusion of a problem without which life cannot move on," Tripathi told PTI.
At the event, without raking up the topic of intolerance, the writer quoted his teacher to put the message across to the audience in the presence of eminent film director Govind Nihalani and the trustees and director of Bharatiya Jnanpith.

"Dwivedi while writing and speaking used to always express his disagreement but never protested. He said his teacher expressed these words in Hindi Samiti against the Indians who were against the Hindi language. Guru ji said the people who express their disagreement are not enemies they are also dear and near ones,"
"They are equally Indians as we are, they also want the development of the nation and the languages of the nation. The principals of society are formed out of debate and discussions," he said.

The noted Hindi writer today was conferred with the 28th Moortidevi Award for 2014 at the Sahitya Kala Akademi for his fictional biography 'Vyomkesh Darvesh' of noted Hindi critic Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, who is considered a doyen of Hindi language.

Tripathi's book, is full of reverence and emotions, manages to avoid being a hagiographical account of his teacher's life.
Born on February 16, 1931 in Bishkohar village of district Basti in Uttar Pradesh, Tripathi was a student of the Banaras Hindu University and Panjab University.
He has penned a number of unique works that include "Lokwadi Tulsidas", "Meera Ka Kavya", "Desh ke is Daur Main", "Kuch Kahaniyan Kuch Vichar", "Ped Ka Hath", "Jaisa Kaha Saka" and "Nagatlai Ka Gaon."
Eminent filmmaker Govind Nihalani congratulated the author on his achievement and said that "this book is actually a piece of history and if someone wants to research on Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, they cannot by-pass this piece of literature".

Stating that literature and cinema have a deep connection and go hand in hand, Nihalani gave examples of his films which are primarily based on authors and various Hindi literature.
The Moortidevi Award constituted by the Bhartiya Jnanpith is presented annually for a "contemplative and perceptive work which expresses, underlines and illumines human values rooted in the broad vision of Indian philosophy and cultural heritage".