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Vishnu Prabhakar | |
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 Vishnu Prabhakar | |
| Born | 21 June 1912 Miranpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Died | 11 April 2009 (aged 96) New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Novelist, writer, journalist |
| Genre | fiction, novels, non-fiction, essays |
| Notable works | Ardhanarishwar, Aawara Masiha |
Vishnu Prabhakar (21 June 1912 – 11 April 2009) was a Hindi writer. He had several short stories, novels, plays and travelogues to his credit. Prabhakar's works have elements of patriotism, nationalism and messages of social upliftment. He was the First Sahitya Academy Award winner from Haryana. [1]
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award in 1995 and the Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian honour of India) by the Government of India in 2004.[2]
- ^ Haryana, Know Your State (2020). First in Haryana. New Delhi: Arihant. pp. Chapter - 1, Page No' - 2. ISBN 978-93-13190-29-5.
- ^ Official listing of Sahitya Akademi Awards in Hindi-language Archived 5 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Sahitya Akademi