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Nirmal Verma

Indian writer (1929-2005) · India · On the map · Writers · Died at 76

Nirmal Verma was a Hindi writer, novelist, activist and translator. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani literary movement of Hindi literature, wherein his first collection of stories, Parinde (Birds) is considered its first signature.

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2005Died25 October 20051999Jnanpith AwardAward1995Moortidevi AwardAward1985Sahitya Akademi AwardAward1929Born3 April 1929

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Jnanpith Award1999
Moortidevi Award1995
Sahitya Akademi Award1985
Padma Bhushan

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India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2005 · aged 76

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