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Naresh Mehta

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Naresh Mehta

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-02-15 (Shajapur, Gwalior State, British India)
Died
2000-11-22 age 78
Nationality
British Indian, Indian
Languages
Khariboli, Hindi

Career

Occupations
Author, Poet
Active Years
1950-2000
Influenced By
Nalin Vilochan Sharma, Kesari Kumar

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award
1988
Work: Aranya
Category: Hindi
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: Winner
Jnanpith Award
1992
Category: Hindi
Organization: Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aranya

1988 Poetry collection

Chaitya

Poetry

Purush

Poetry

Pravad Parv

Poetry

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Nakenwad school

Legacy

A prominent Hindi poet with over 50 published works, including poetry and plays. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 and the Jnanpith Award in 1992.

Trivia

  • One of the three pioneers of the Nakenwad school of poetry that emerged in the 1950s (Nalin Vilochan Sharma, Kesari Kumar, Naresh Mehta).