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Kanhaiyalal Sethia

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Rajasthani poet (1919-2008)

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Kanhaiyalal Sethia was a well-known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, in what is now Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan, at the union level.

Awards 2

1976Sahitya Akademi Award
Padma Shri in literature and education

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Kanhaiyalal Sethia was a well-known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, in what is now Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan, at the union level. He was a government-recognized freedom fighter, social worker, reformer, philanthropist and environmentalist. He is known as fulfulling the role of the Yug-Charan for his nationalistic poetry during the freedom struggle.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2008 · aged 89
Written about in
6 languages

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