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Amarkant (1925 – 17 February 2014) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. His novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007, and Vyas Samman in year 2009. He was awarded Jnanpith Award for the year 2009. Amarkant is considered one of the prominent writers of the story writing tradition of Premchand but certainly is credited to add something better in that tradition by his own individuality.

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Writer.name
Amarkant
Writer.image
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Writer.image_size
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Writer.birth_place
Bhagamalpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India(now Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Writer.death_date
(aged 89)
Writer.death_place
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Writer.language
Hindi
Writer.nationality
Indian
Writer.notableworks
Inhi Hathiyaaron Se, Kale Ujale Din, Kuch Yaadein Kuch Baatein
Writer.occupation
Writer, novelist
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2014-02-17
date of birth
1925-07-01
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Amarkant (1925 – 17 February 2014) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. His novel Inhin Hathiyaron Se earned him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007, and Vyas Samman in year 2009. He was awarded Jnanpith Award for the year 2009. Amarkant is considered one of the prominent writers of the story writing tradition of Premchand but certainly is credited to add something better in that tradition by his own individuality.

==Personal life== Amarkant was born in 1925 in the village of Bhagamalpur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India, presently part of Nagra tehsil of Ballia district,Uttar Pradesh. He took active part in the Quit India Movement of 1942 which caused him to abandon his studies for a few years. He completed his graduation from Allahabad University and pursued a career in journalism with local Hindi newspapers. In late 2000s, the octogenarian Amarkant was fighting against penury.

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