AWARDS & HONORS

For his outstanding contribution as playwright, he has been honoured by a number of institutions with awards, of which some major ones are listed below:

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1. 'PadmShri' by Government of India

2. ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi for Hindi Play ‘’Samrat Ashok”

3. 'Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Award for outstanding contribution to Hindi' by Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra, (presented by Shri Pranav Mukharji, President of India)

4. 'Akademi Award' for play-writing by Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, presented by Governor of Assam. (The highest national award in the field of performing arts)

5. 'Lohia Samman' by UP Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow, presented by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpeyee, former Prime Minister of India

6. 'Sahitya Bhushan Samman' by UP Hindi Sansthan, Lucknow presented by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, former Minister of HRD,  GOI

7. 'Urmilaa Mishra Smriti Samman' by Madhya Bharat Hindi Sahitya  Sabha, Gwalior, presented by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpeyee, former Prime Minister of India.

8. 'Akademi Samman' by U.P.Sangeet Natak Akademy, Lucknow, presented by Governer of U.P.

9. 'Bhuvaneshvar Samman' by Bhuvaneshwar Shodh Sansthan, Shahjahanpur.

10. 'Bhavbhuti Samman' by Natyaayan, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

11. 'Fida Husain Narsee Award' by Adarsh Kala Sangam, Moradabad, U.P.

12. 'Dr. Lakshmi Narain Lal Smriti Samman' by Dr. Lakshmi Narain Lal Foundation, New Delhi.

13. ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for contribution to theatre’ by Chamanlal Memorial Society, New Delhi.

14. ‘Lifetime Achievement Award for literature’ by Newsmakers Broadcasting and Communication (N.B.C), Mumbai.

15. Pratibimb Award for Lifetime Achievement in theatre’ by Pratibimb kala Darpan, New Delhi.

16.  ‘Award for Lifetime contribution to performing Arts’ by Abhinay Rangmanch, Hissar, Haryana.

17. ‘Bhilwada Natya Puruskar’ by Bhilawada Natya Sansthan, Rajsthan.

18. ‘Sahitya Samman’ by Delhi Hindi Akademi, Delhi.

19. “UPTA Bhartendu Harishchandra National Award’’ by UPTA, Meerut

20. “Attahas Shikhar Samman’’ by Madhaym Sahityik Sansthan, Lucknow

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