Who among the following received Sahitya Academy award in 1955 for his/her work ‘Him Taringini’?
Q. Who among the following received Sahitya Academy award in 1955 for his/her work ‘Him Taringini’?
Answer: Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Notes: ‘Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi’ born in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, also called Panditji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India’s national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad, the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work ‘Him Taringini’ in 1955.He was also, awarded with the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1963 from Government of India.