Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education

The list Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education includes Vairamuthu, Vallathol Narayana Menon, Fareed Zakaria, Ravindra Kelekar and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. The list consists of 279 members.

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Vairamuthu

Indian poet

Overview: Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian poet, lyricist and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the ...

Date of birth: 13 July 1953

Age: 71

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Best Lyrics National Film Award winners 26T

Tamil-language lyricists 20T
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Vallathol Narayana Menon

Indian poet (1878–1958)

Overview: Vallathol Narayana Menon (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a poet in the Malayalam language, which is spoken in the south Indian state of Kerala. He was one of the triumvirate poets of modern Malayalam ...

Date of birth: 1878

Date of death: 1 March 1958

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Deaf people from India 18T

Indian Sanskrit scholars 141T
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Fareed Zakaria

Indian-American journalist and author

Overview: Fareed Rafiq Zakaria (born 20 January 1964) is an Indian-American journalist, political scientist, and author. He is the host of CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS and writes a weekly paid column for The Washington ...

Date of birth: 20 January 1964

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Author

Gender: Male

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New America (organization) 32T

American male journalists of Indian descent 25T

Writers from Mumbai 212T
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Ravindra Kelekar

Indian writer

Overview: Ravindra Kelekar (7 March 1925 – 27 August 2010) was a noted Indian author who wrote primarily in the Konkani language, though he also wrote in Marathi and Hindi. A Gandhian activist, freedom fighter and ...

Date of birth: 25 March 1925

Date of death: 27 August 2010

Age: 85 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Activist

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Scholars from Goa 27T

Scientists from Goa 17T

People from Margao 31T
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Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai

Indian novelist and short story writer

Overview: Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (17 April 1912 – 10 April 1999), popularly known as Thakazhi after his place of birth, was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. He wrote over 30 ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1912

Date of death: 10 April 1999

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Novelist

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

20th-century Indian short story writers 397T

20th-century Indian novelists 695T
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Kusumagraj

indian poet

Overview: Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, also known as Vi. Vā. Shirwadkar, was an eminent Marathi poet, playwright, novelist, short story ...

Date of birth: 27 February 1912

Date of death: 10 March 1999

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Playwright

Gender: Male

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Dramatists and playwrights from Maharashtra 25T

Presidents of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan 82T

20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T
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G. Sankara Kurup

Indian writer

Overview: G. Sankara Kurup, (3 June 1901 – 2 February 1978) better known as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was an Indian poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the greats of ...

Date of birth: 3 June 1901

Date of death: 2 February 1978

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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Writers from Kochi 51T

20th-century Indian translators 305T

Indian male poets 973T
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Sumitranandan Pant

Indian writer

Overview: Sumitranandan Pant (20 May 1900 – 28 December 1977) was an Indian poet. He was one of the most celebrated 20th century poets of the Hindi language and was known for romanticism in his poems which were ...

Date of birth: 20 May 1900

Date of death: 28 December 1977

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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Writers from Allahabad 32T

20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Poets from Uttarakhand 14T
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Kuvempu

Indian poet

Overview: Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian novelist, poet, playwright, and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest ...

Date of birth: 29 December 1894

Date of death: 11 November 1994

Age: 99 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

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Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education 38T

Heads of universities and colleges in India 89T

Writers from Mysore 40T
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R.K. Narayan

Indian novelist

Overview: Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), commonly known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He ...

Date of birth: 10 October 1906

Date of death: 13 May 2001

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Novelists from Tamil Nadu 53T

Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education 38T

Recipients of the Benson Medal 42T
11.

M.T. Vasudevan Nair

Indian writer

Overview: Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam lite ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1933

Age: 91

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

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Producers who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award 32T

Directors who won the Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation National Film Award 12T

21st-century Indian male writers 199T
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Tribhuvandas Luhar

Indian writer

Overview: Tribhuvandas Purushottamdas Luhar, better known by his pen name Sundaram, (22 March 1908 – 13 January 1991), was a Gujarati poet and author from India.

Date of birth: 22 March 1908

Date of death: 13 January 1991

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Critic

Gender: Male

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Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak 80T

Poets from Gujarat 120T

Indian male poets 973T
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Makhanlal Chaturvedi

Indian writer

Overview: Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi (4 April 1889 – 30 January 1968), also called Pandit ji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist who is particularly remembered for his participation ...

Date of birth: 4 April 1889

Date of death: 30 January 1968

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Poets from Madhya Pradesh 37T

Journalists from Madhya Pradesh 19T
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Acharya Shivpujan Sahay

Indian writer

Overview: Acharya Shivpujan Sahay (9 August 1893 – 21 January 1963) was a noted Hindi novelist, editor and prose writer. He contributed in pioneering modern trends in Hindi poetry, as well as in fiction. His texts ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1893

Date of death: 21 January 1963

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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Novelists from Bihar 24T

20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Assam academics 2T
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Periyasaamy Thooran

Indian poet

Overview: M. P. Periyasaamy Thooran (Tamil: பெரியசாமி தூரன்) (26 September 1908 – 20 January 1987) was a patriot, Tamil poet, teacher, and composer of Carnatic music.

Date of birth: 26 September 1908

Date of death: 20 January 1987

Age: 78 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Musicians from Tamil Nadu 31T

20th-century Indian composers 233T
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Shivmangal Singh Suman

Indian writer

Overview: Shivmangal Singh 'Suman' (5 August 1915 – 27 November 2002) was a noted Hindi poet and academician.

Date of birth: 5 August 1915

Date of death: 27 November 2002

Age: 87 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education 431T

Poets from Uttar Pradesh 154T

Indian male poets 973T
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Firaq Gorakhpuri

Indian poet and writer

Overview: Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), better known under his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets ...

Date of birth: 28 August 1896

Date of death: 3 March 1982

Age: 85 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Poets from Uttar Pradesh 154T

Indian male poets 973T
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Rahul Sankrityayan

Indian linguist

Overview: Rahul Sankrityayan (9 April 1893 – 14 April 1963), is called the Father of Indian Travelogue Travel literature. He is the one who played a pivotal role to give travelogue a 'literature form', was one of ...

Date of birth: 9 April 1893

Date of death: 14 April 1963

Age: 70 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Indian Buddhist scholars 28T

20th-century Buddhist monks 20T

Bhojpuri-language writers 10T
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K. Shivaram Karanth

Indian writer

Overview: Kota Shivarama Karanth (10 October 1902 – 9 December 1997) was an Indian polymath, who was a novelist in Kannada language, playwright and an ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called him the ...

Date of birth: 10 October 1902

Date of death: 9 December 1997

Age: 95 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Best Story National Film Award winners 6T

Dramatists and playwrights from Karnataka 32T

Novelists from Karnataka 57T
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Gurram Jashuva

Indian poet

Overview: Gurram Joshua (or G Joshua) (September 28, 1895 – July 24, 1971) was a Telugu poet. A Legendary figure in the Telugu literary world. With his immense wisdom and through the struggle he faced due to the ...

Date of birth: 28 September 1895

Date of death: 24 July 1971

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Male

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20th-century Indian male writers 1,202T

Poets from Andhra Pradesh 79T

Indian male poets 973T