Question: Which of the following is literary work of prominent Hindi litterateur Himanshu Joshi?
(a) Suraaj
(b) Kashi Ka Assi
(c) Chitralekha
(d) Jhutha Sach
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Prominent Hindi writer and journalist Himanshu Joshi died at New Delhi after prolonged illness. He was 83 years old.
- Hailed originally from Champawat district in Uttarakhand, he has written many novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs and travelogues.
- He started his career as a journalist working in ‘Kadambani’ and later in ‘Weekly Hindustan’.
- He was credited with many popular novels such as Kagaar ki Aag; Chhaya mat Choona Man and Tumhare Liye. He also wrote Mahasagar; Samay Saskshi hai; Suraaj and Aranya.
- He was conferred Govind Vallabh Pant Honor, Award of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Institute and Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for Central Hindi Institute.
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