| Names |
Sachchidananda
Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' |
| Date of
Birth |
March 07, 1911 |
| Date of
Death |
April 04, 1987 |
| Identity |
Indian
Revolutionary, writer, novelist, journalist. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1964: Sahitya Akademi Award
- 1978: Jnanpith Award
- 1983: Golden Wreath Award
Bharatbharati Award
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| General |
- He is popularly known by his pen-name Ajneya
("Beyond comprehension").
- He was a pioneer of modern trends not only in the realm
of Hindi poetry, but also fiction, criticism and journalism.
- He was one of the most prominent exponents of the Nayi
Kavita (New Poetry) and Prayog (Experiments) in Modern Hindi
literature, edited the 'Saptaks', a literary series, and
started Hindi newsweekly, Dinaman.
- Agyeya also translated some of his own works, as well as
works of some other Indian authors to English.
- He also translated some books of world literature into
Hindi.
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