Key facts
- Born
- 7 March 1911, Kushinagar
- Died
- 4 April 1987, New Delhi
- State of birth
- Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Sector
- Journalism & media
- Profession
- Indian writer (1911–1987)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan, popularly known by his pen name Agyeya, was an Indian poet, novelist, literary critic, journalist, translator and revolutionary. He pioneered modern trends in Hindi poetry, as well as in fiction, criticism and journalism. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Prayogavaad (experimentalism) movement in modern Hindi literature.
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Timeline
- 1911Born in Kushinagar
- 1964Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi
- 1978Awarded the Jnanpith Award
- 1983Awarded the Golden Wreath
- 1987Dies in New Delhi
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5