He taught numerous languages at Gujarat University and did comparative studies of literature in different languages. He translated extensively and wrote essays and travelogues. He has published over 60 books in Urdu, English and Hindi. Member of the Writers' Union of Russia. Govind Chandra Pande (30 July 1923 – 22 May 2011) was a well-known Indian historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods. He served a professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universities. Prof. Sukumar Sen (Bengali: সুকুমার সেন; 16 January 1900 – 3 March 1992) was a famous Bengali linguist and literary historian of the Bengali literature, who was also well versed in Pāli, Prakrit and Sanskrit. Along with Amrita Pritam, Harbhajan is credited with revolutionising the Punjabi poetry writing style. He published 17 collections of poems, including Registan Vich Lakarhara, 19 works of literary history and translated 14 pieces of…
Bendre published most of his work as ಅಂಬಿಕಾತನಯದತ್ತ (Ambikatanayadatta; lit. Datta, son of Ambika). Often mistaken for a pseudonym in the Western sense, Bendre described Ambikatanayadatta as the "universal inner voice" within him that…
Along with Amrita Pritam, Harbhajan is credited with revolutionising the Punjabi poetry writing style. He published 17 collections of poems, including Registan Vich Lakarhara, 19 works of literary history and translated 14 pieces of… Kunwar Narain (19 September 1927 – 15 November 2017) was a poet in Indian literature, often regarded as the leading poet in Hindi. He read and traveled widely and wrote for six decades. This and other critical inquiries into India's Hindu religious traditions drew the ire of the contemporary Hindu orthodoxy. But I read these books mainly to know their craft. I myself had plenty of experience to write about! I am unable to ascertain who has influenced me. Vijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was a noted writer from Rajasthan and a recipient of the Padma Shri award. He was also recipient of several other awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award. He played a key role in the founding of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, which lead the literary campaign for the recognition of Konkani as a full-fledged language, and its reinstatement as the state language of Goa.
He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1988. In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters. Gopinath Kaviraj (7 September 1887 – 12 June 1976) was a Sanskrit-Tantra scholar, Indologist and philosopher. First appointed in 1914 a librarian, he was the Principal of Government Sanskrit College, Varanasi from 1923 to 1937. Mohanty died on 6 April 1994 at the age of 87. Sobti is best known for her 1966 novel Mitro Marajani, an unapologetic portrayal of a married woman's sexuality. She was also the recipient of the first Katha Chudamani Award, in 1999, for Lifetime Literary Achievement, apart from winning… Azmi's daughter-in-law Tanvi Azmi(wife of Baba Azmi) is also famous TV actor.
Kunwar Narain (19 September 1927 – 15 November 2017) was a poet in Indian literature, often regarded as the leading poet in Hindi. He read and traveled widely and wrote for six decades.
In 1984, she published In Custody – about an Urdu poet in his declining days – which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Find sources: "Sitakant Mahapatra" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · Jstor… He is regarded as the most prominent protagonist of modernity in Maithili. He was given the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1985.
Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician of Négritude. Senghor was also the founder of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc party. He wrote over 30 novels and novellas and over 600 short stories focusing on the lives of the oppressed classes. Known for his works such as Kayar (Coir, 1978) and Chemmeen (Prawns, 1956), Pillai was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the… Books written by him have been translated to Hindi and Marathi and have also been top sellers. He has been awarded with the 20th Saraswati Samman in 2010. Kedarnath Singh (7 July 1934 – 19 March 2018) was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi. He was also an eminent critic and essayist. Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977) was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated 20th century poets of the Hindi language and was known for romanticism in his poems which were inspired by nature, people and beauty… Nirmal Verma (3 April 1929 – 25 October 2005) was a Hindi writer, novelist, activist and translator. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of the 'Nayi Kahani' (New Story) literary movement of Hindi literature, wherein his first…
Gunturu Seshendra Sarma B.A. B.L. (20 October 1927 – 30 May 2007), also known as Yuga Kavi, was a Telugu poet, critic and litterateur. He is well known for
Vijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was a noted writer from Rajasthan and a recipient of the Padma Shri award. He was also recipient of several other awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award. He played a key role in the founding of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, which lead the literary campaign for the recognition of Konkani as a full-fledged language, and its reinstatement as the state language of Goa.