Mohan Rakesh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohan Rakesh

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Amritsar, Punjab, India

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1972

Profession: translator, author, linguist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Mohan Rakesh (???? ?????; 8 January 1925 – 3 January 1972) was one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s.
He wrote the first modern Hindi play, Ashadh Ka Ek Din (One Day in Aashad) (1958), which won a competition organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
He made significant contributions to the novel, the short story, travelogue, criticism, memoir and drama.He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1968.