Rahul Sankrityayan
Indian author
Rahul Sankrityayan was an Indian author, essayist, playwright, historian, scholar of Buddhism who wrote in Hindi and Bhojpuri. Known as "father of Hindi travel literature", Sankrityayan played a pivotal role in giving Hindi travelogue a literary... Wikipedia
Born: April 9, 1893, Pandaha, India
Died: April 14, 1963 (age 70 years), Darjeeling, India
Full name: Kedarnath Pandey
Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award and Padma Bhushan
Parents: Kulawanti and Govardhan Pandey
Notable works: Volga Se Ganga, Madhya Asia ka Itihas, Meri Jeevan Yatra, Ghumakkad Shastra
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