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Place of Birth: Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India
About Yashpal
- Yashpal (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1976) was a Hindi-language author who is sometimes considered to be the most gifted since Premchand.
- A political commentator and a socialist who had a particular concern for the welfare of the poor and disadvantaged, he wrote in a range of genres, including essays, novels and short stories, as well as a play, two travel books and an autobiography.
- He won the Hindi-language Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel, Meri Teri Uski Baat in 1976 and was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan. Yashpal's writings form an extension to his earlier life as a revolutionary in the cause of the Indian independence movement.
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