Background
He was born in Sujangarh, Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. His father"s name was Chhagan Mal Sethia and mother was Smt.
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Kanhaiyalal Sethia
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Kanhaiyalal graduated from the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta.
Career
He was a government-recognized freedom fighter, social worker, reformer, philanthropist and environmentalist. Manohari Devi. He died in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Achievements
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Kanhaiyalal Sethia was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Lilatamsa. He received the Jnanapitha Moortidevi Award in 1986 and Surajmal Misrana Sekhar Award in 1987. He was conferred Padma Shri award in 2004. He was awarded the prestigious Sahithya Vascahpati by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag and the prestigious Sahitya Manishi by the Sahitya Academy, Udaipur. He was also a nationalist and a social activist.
Personality
He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan, at the union level
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November 11, 2008 (aged 89)
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Padma Shri; Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi Award; Misrana Sekhar Award; Jnanapitha Moortidevi Award; Padma Shri Kanhaiyalal Sethia was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Lilatamsa. He received the Jnanapitha Moortidevi Award in 1986 and Surajmal Misrana Sekhar Award in 1987. He was conferred Padma Shri award in 2004. He was awarded the prestigious Sahithya Vascahpati by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag and the prestigious Sahitya Manishi by the Sahitya Academy, Udaipur. He was also a nationalist and a social activist. Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.Padma Shri; Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi Award; Misrana Sekhar Award; Jnanapitha Moortidevi Award; Padma Shri Kanhaiyalal Sethia was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work Lilatamsa. He received the Jnanapitha Moortidevi Award in 1986 and Surajmal Misrana Sekhar Award in 1987. He was conferred Padma Shri award in 2004. He was awarded the prestigious Sahithya Vascahpati by the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Prayag and the prestigious Sahitya Manishi by the Sahitya Academy, Udaipur. He was also a nationalist and a social activist. Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.