Yagyadutt Sharma (
Hindi: यज्ञदत्त शर्मा; 18 January 1916 – 1993) was a
Hindi novelist, writer and poet.
Sharma Ji wrote more than 60 novels, 18 Samiksha Granth, 79 books on literature and two poetic works containing pre-historical, historical, social, national subjects.
His writings are taken as a subject for researchers in many colleges and universities.
He received the Soviet Land Nehru Award for his work ''Shilanyas'' in 1967, by the then Prime Minister of India
Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Personal life and education
Born in a
Brahmin family of
Zamindars, in
Faridnagar, Uttar Pradesh, he was a post graduate topper in
Hindi literature from
Allahabad University (1941). He had a love of writing; he shifted to
Delhi in 1942 with his patriotic thoughts and non-political writings.
Awards and honors
*He was honoured as Chief Literary Advisor of Bharat Sevak Samaj, in 1952 by Chief patron of BSS and prime minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
*Awarded Soviet Land Nehru Award for ''Shilanyas''
*UNESCO Award for "Hamari Duniya" non-literary book on children science in 1971.
*Prakashveer Shastri award for ''Samrat Ashok''
*Sahitya Varidhi Award by
Uttar Pradesh Government
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttar Pradesh Sarkār; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of I ...
for his contribution in
Hindi Literature
*Shilanyas, Taj Mahal, Samrat Ashok, Acharya Chanakya, Dabdaba, Bharat Sevak, Parivaar, Insaan, Nirman Path, Muktipath, Swapna Khil Utha, Chautha Raasta are some of his other award winning works.
See also
*
List of Hindi language authors
References
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1916 births
1993 deaths
Writers from Uttar Pradesh
Hindi-language writers