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'''Jainendra Kumar''' (2 January 1905 – 24 December 1988) was a 20th century Indian writer who wrote in [[Hindi]]. He wrote novels include ''Sunita'' and ''Tyagapatra''. He was awarded one of India's highest civilian honours, the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1971.<ref>[http://jainsamaj.org/celebrities/jainendra-110103.htm Padma Bhushan]{{dead link|date=October 2021}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] by the [[Sahitya Akademi]] in 1966, for his work ''[[Muktibodh (novel)|Muktibodh]]'' (novelette), and its highest award, the [[List of Sahitya Akademi fellows|Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]] in 1979.<ref>[http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10301.htm Official site for Sahitya Akademi Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055806/http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10301.htm |date=13 May 2008 }}</ref>[[File:At Zia Fatehabadi.jpg|thumb|right|1965 photo-print of an informal gathering of poets/writers at the residence of [[Zia Fatehabadi]]. Seen left to right: [[Naresh Kumar Shad]], Kailash Chander Naaz, Talib Dehalvi, [[Khushtar Girami]], Balraj Hairat, [[Saghar Nizami]], [[Talib Chakwali]], [[Munavvar Lakhnavi]], [[Malik Ram]], Jainendra Kumar, [[Zia Fatehabadi]], [[Rishi Patialvi]], Bahar Burney, Joginder Pal, [[Unwan Chishti]] and [[Krishan Mohan]].]]