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Mohan Rakesh
Playwright, Award Winner
1925 – 1972
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Who was Mohan Rakesh?
Mohan Rakesh was one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s. He wrote the first modern Hindi play, Ashadh Ka Ek Din, which won a competition organized by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. He made significant contribution to novel, short story, travelogue, criticism, memoirs and drama.
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1968.
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- Born
- Jan 8, 1925
Amritsar - Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Master's Degree, University of the Punjab
Hindi literature - English Literature
- Master's Degree, University of the Punjab
- Died
- Jan 3, 1972
Delhi
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on July 23, 2013
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