Background
He was born in the village of Kamasin in Banda district in the Bundelkhand region of the present-day Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Kedarnath Agarwal
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He acquired the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees, and became a practising advocate in Banda in 1938. However, his first love was Hindi literature, and he contributed much to that field His writings have been translated into English, German, and Russian.
In recognition of these contributions, Kedarnath Agarwal was awarded the Soviet Land Nehru Prize in 1973.
In 1995, Bundelkhand university conferred an honorary doctorate in literature (Doctor of Letters ) upon him. Other accolades included the Hindi Sansthan Uttar Pradesh Puraskar (1981).
Tulsi Puraskar (1986). Mythili Sharan Gupta Puraskar (1990-1991).
And the Sahitya Vachaspati Manad Upaadhi (1990).
Agarwal was also involved in several educational and literary bodies. He served as president of the Arya Kanya Intermediate College for many years. He was associated with the Vinoba Bhave College located in Kamasin village, his birthplace.
He also served for one year as president of the local Bar Association in Banda.
Agarwal was married to Parvati Devi. Agarwal died on June 22, 2000.
Every year, it awards the "Kedar Samman" to one person who has made outstanding contributions to literature.
Achievements
Membership
He was a member of the Pragatisheel Lekhak Sangh, a body inspired by the leftist Progressive Writers" Movement.
Awards
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Sahitya Akademi Award the Soviet Land Nehru Prize; Sahitya Akademi Award
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.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.