Wikipedia / Jainendra Kumar
Wikipedia / Jainendra Kumar
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. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Sahitya Akademi in 1966, for his work Muktibodh (novelette), and its highest award, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1979.
Literary works
Suneeta
Neelam Desh ki Rajkanya
Chidiya Ki Bhachi
Ek Raat
Vatayan
Parakh
Ankita
Sukhda
Kalyani
Jayvardhan
Dashark
Akal Purush Gandhi
Premchand: Ek Krati Vyaktitva
Sahitya ka Shrey Aur Prey
Samay Aur Hum
Jeevan Sahitya Aur Paramparayein
Gandhi aur Humara Samay Tatha Sanskriti
Khel
Pajeb
Patni
Apna Apna Bhagya
"Atma Shikshan" (short story)
Translations
Prem Mein Bhagwaan
Paap Aur Prakash
Yama
Awards and honors
Hindustan Academy Puraskar, 1929 for Parakh
Sahitya Akademi Award, 1953 for Paap Aur Prakash
Hastimal Dalmiya Puraskar, 1965 for Muktibodh
Padma Bhushan, 1971
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