Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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politician from India
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About Bal Krishna Sharma Naveen
- Bal Krishna Sharma (8 December 1897 – 29 April 1960), known under the nome de plume Naveen, was an Indian freedom activist, journalist, politician and a poet of Hindi literature.
- He was a member of the 1st Lok Sabha, representing Kanpur constituency and served the Rajya Sabha as a member from 1957 till his death.
- He succeeded Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi as the editor of Pratap daily and also served as a member of the Official Languages Commission.
- His poetry anthologies include Kumkum, Rashmirekha, Apalak, Kwasi, Vinoba Stavan, Urmila and Hum Vishpaee Janam Ke, the last one published posthumously.
- The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1960, for his contributions to literature.
- India Post issued a commemorative stamp on Sharma in 1989.
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