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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
Hindi novelist and scholar (1907–1979)
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Hazari Prasad Dwivedi on a 1997 Indian stamp | |
Born | (1907-08-19)19 August 1907 Ballia, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | (1979-05-19)19 May 1979 (aged 71) Delhi, India |
Occupation | Writer, essayist, scholar, historian, novelist, critic |
Notable works | Kabir, Banbhatt Ki Aatmkatha, Sahitya Ki Bhumika, Nakhoon Kyon Barhte Hain, Kutaj, Alok Parva |
Notable awards | 1973: Sahitya Akademi Award 1957: Padma Bhushan |
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (Devanagari: हज़ारीप्रसाद द्विवेदी) (19 August 1907 – 19 May 1979) was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar.
He penned numerous novels, collections of essays, historical research on medieval religious movements of India especially Kabir and Natha Sampradaya, and historical outlines of Hindi literature.
Besides Hindi, he was master of many languages including Sanskrit, Bengali, P