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Kamleshwar, 1932-

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Readings from Itane acche dina (1989), Kasmira : rata ke bada (1997), Desa-desantara (1992) and Kitane Pakistana (2001) .

Bhisham Sahni, 1915-

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Readings from Pratinidhi kahaniyam (1998).

Kedarnath Singh, 1934-

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Readings from Abhi bilakula abhi (1996), Zamina paka rahi hai (2000), Yaham se dekho (1995), Akala mem sarasa : kavitaem, 1983-87 (1990), Uttara Kabira aura anya kavitaem (1999) and Bagha (1996).

Krishna Sobti, 1925-

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Readings from Dilo danisa (1999), Zindaginama-pt. 1. Zinda rukha (1998), Ai laraki (1999), Mitro marajani (1999), Dara se bichuri (1972), Samaya saragama (2000) and Hama hasamata. v. 2 (2000).

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 1926-

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Readings from Meri ikyavana kavitaem (1998), Lala Kile se Pradhanamantri Sri Atala Bihari Vajapeyi ka Rashtra ke nama sambodhana (15 Agasta 2001), Address by Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the Millennium Summit at the United Nations, New York (Sept. 08, 2000), Address by Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the Joint Session of the United States Congress, Washington DC (Sept. 14, 2000) and Meri ikyavana kavitaem (1998).

Nirmal Verma, 1929-

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Readings from Lala tina ki chata (1989), Antima aranya (2000) and Rata ka riportara (2000).

 

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