Yashpal
Yashpal Singh | |
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Yashpal Singh on a 2003 stamp of India | |
| Born | 3 December 1903 Kangra Hills, British India |
| Died | 26 December 1976 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
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| Notable awards | Padma Bhushan 1970 Sahitya Akademi Award 1976 |
| Spouse | Prakashwati |
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Yashpal Singh (3 December 1903 – 26 December 1976) was a Hindi-language writer, political commentator, a socialist and an essayist. He wrote in a range of genres, including essays, novels and short stories, as well as a play, two travel books and an autobiography. He won the Hindi-language Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Meri Teri Uski Baat in 1976 and was also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan.