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writer (1911–1987)

Sachchidananda Vatsyayan

1911–1987, born Kushinagar, writes in Hindi, writer, novelist, poet, short story writer, literary critic, journalist

Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan, popularly known by his pen name Agyeya, was an Indian poet, novelist, literary critic, journalist, translator and revolutionary. He pioneered modern trends in Hindi poetry, as well as in fiction, criticism and journalism. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Prayogavaad (experimentalism) movement in modern Hindi literature.

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Books on record

On Open Library

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Awards

1978Jnanpith Award for Kitni Naavon Mein Kitni Baar
1964Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for Angan Ke Paar Dwar

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Hindi