| Name(s) |
NAGARJUN -
(a.k.a. Yatri, Baba Nagarjun, Vaidya Nath Mishra) |
| Date of
Birth |
June 30, 1911 |
| Date of
death |
November 05, 1998 |
|
Identity |
Indian Hindi and
Maithili poet |
|
Date-wise
Events / Works |
He penned a number of novels, short stories, literary
biographies and travelogues |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
He was known as Janakavi-
the People's Poet. |
| Awards
and Accolades |
- Sahitya Akademi Award
in 1969 for his historic book
Patarheen Nagna Gachh
- Bharat Bharati Award
by the Uttar Pradesh government for
his literary contributions in 1983.
- Sahitya Akademi
Fellowship, India's highest
literary award for lifetime
achievement, in 1994.
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