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Kunwar Narayan

Indian poet (1927-2017) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 90

Kunwar Narayan was a poet in Indian literature in Hindi. He read and traveled widely and wrote for six decades. He was linked to the New Poetry movement. He obtained a Master of Arts in English literature from the University of Lucknow in 1951.

Kunwar Narayan is read about 11 times a day, in 10 languages.

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2017Died15 November 20172005Jnanpith AwardAward1995Sahitya Akademi AwardAwardVyas SammanAward1927Born19 September 1927

Awards

Jnanpith Award2005
Sahitya Akademi Award1995
Vyas Samman1995
Padma Bhushan

About this person

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2017 · aged 90