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Naresh Mehta
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Naresh Mahta | |
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| Born | 15 February 1922 Shajapur, British India |
| Died | 22 November 2000 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Author, Poet |
| Language | Khariboli Hindi |
| Nationality | British Indian, Republic of India |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award 1988 Jnanpith Award 1992 |
Naresh Mehta (1922-2000) was a Hindi writer. There are over 50 published works in his name, ranging from poetry to plays. He received several literary awards, most notably the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in 1988 for his poetry collection Aranya and the Jnanpith Award in 1992.
Among the numerous schools of poetry which sprang up in the 1950s was Nakenwad, a school deriving its nomenclature from the first letters of the names of its three pioneers - Nalin Vilochan Sharma, Kesari Kumar, and Naresh Mehta.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 820. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.