Tapan Kumar Pradhan
b. 1972writer
writer (1937-2020)
Giriraj Kishore
1937–2020, born Muzaffarnagar, writes in Hindi, writer
Giriraj Kishore was an Indian writer, who was awarded the Padma Shri by the president of India in 2007. He lived in Kanpur and served as the registrar of IIT Kanpur. He was given the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, the Vyas Samman in 2000, and an honorary Ph.D. by Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University in 2002. A road has been named after him in the Civil Lines area of Kanpur known as Padmashri Giriraj Kishore Marg.
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Books on record
On Open Library
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Awards
| 2000 | Vyas Samman for Q12437451 |
| 1992 | Sahitya Akademi Award for Dhai Ghar |
Elsewhere
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Also writing in Hindi
Satyajit Ray
1921–1992filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)
Govind Mishra
b. 1939novelist
Kedarnath Singh
1934–2018writer
Shrilal Shukla
1925–2011writer (1925–2011)
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911–1987writer (1911–1987)