Sunday, September 29, 2013

Log By Giraj Kishor

                                लोग-गिरिराज किशोर
                                 Paperback Edition
                                 Book Cover Designed By Deo Prakash Choudhary
                                 Rajkamal Prakashan



ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Giriraj Kishore (b.1936), novelist, short story writer, playwright and critic  has authored several noted books such as Pehla Girmitia, Dhai Ghar, Yatnaghar, Tisri and Sattah.



He has won the Bharatendu Puraskar from the Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow; Sahitya Akademi Award; Vyas Samman of the K.K. Birla Foundation  and several other prestigious awards.

He was conferred the Emeritus Fellowship of the Government of India for 1998-99 and was  the Fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla from 1999 to 2001. He retired as  the Head of the Centre for Creative Writing and Publication, IIT, Kanpur.



Dr. Giriraj has traveled widely in the United States, China, South Africa and many European Countries.

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