Govind Mishra | |
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| Born | 1 August 1939 Atarra, Banda, United Provinces, India |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Lal Peeli Zameen (1976) Dhool Paudho Par (2008) |
| Awards | Vyas Samman (1998) Sahitya Akademi Award (2008) Saraswati Samman (2013) |
Govind Mishra (born 1 August 1939) is an Indian novelist, who has written more than 53 books. He was also a civil servant with Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and retired as Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes in 1997. Over the years, he has written 11 novels, 14 short story collections, five travelogues, five literary essays collection, a poem collection and 2 story books for children.[1]
He has been awarded the most prestigious Hindi awards namely Vyas Samman (1998) and Sahitya Akademi Award (2008). He received Saraswati Samman for the year 2013 for his book Dhool Paudho Par published in 2008. This honour made him the second Hindi author to receive the honour after Harivansh Rai Bachchan in 1991.[1]
- ^ a b "Govind Mishra gets Saraswati Samman 2013 for novel 'Dhool Paudhon Par'". Daily News & Analysis. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.