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poet and novelist (1940–2021)

Padma Sachdev

1940–2021, born Jammu division, writes in Hindi, Dogri, writer, novelist, poet, autobiographer

Padma Sachdev was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including Meri Kavita Mere Geet, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. She also received the Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian award in 2001, and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by Government of Madhya Pradesh, Saraswati Samman for the year 2015, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2019.

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Awards

2015Saraswati Samman
1971Sahitya Akademi Award for Meri Kavita Mere Geet

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Hindi