Makhanlal Chaturvedi, who passed away on 30 January
1968, 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. The Government of India awarded him the
civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1963.
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