Darchhawna
Darchhawna | |
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| Born | 1 January 1936 |
| Died | 27 December 2023(aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, historian |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Darchhawna(1 January 1936 – 27 December 2023) was an Indian writer of Hindi literature and historian from the Northeast Indian state ofMizoram.[1]Born on New Year's Day 1936,[1]Darchhawna was an Officer on Special Duty at theMizoram University,when it was the Mizoram campus of theNorth Eastern Hill University(NEHU) and the founder President of the Mizo History Association.[2]He held the post of the president of the organization for several terms, after getting elected in 2013.[3]The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of thePadma Shri,in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.[4]He died on 27 December 2023, at the age of 87.[5]
Awards
[edit]- 2005:Padma Shrifor his contributions to Indian literature.[6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ab"Prof. Darchhawna".Indian Autographs. 2015.Retrieved30 November2015.
- ^"Brief History of MHA".Mizo History Association. 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2015.Retrieved30 November2015.
- ^"Office Bearers of MHA".Mizo History Association. 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2015.Retrieved30 November2015.
- ^"Padma Awards"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved21 July2015.
- ^"Mizoram: Father of Mizo essays, Padma Shri Prof Darchhawna passes away at 87".Northeast Live TV. 27 December 2023.Retrieved27 December2023.
- ^"Padma Awards 2005".OutlookIndia.
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