Arun Kamal is an Indian poet in modern Hindi literature with a progressive, ideological poetic style. Apart from poetry, Kamal has also written criticism and has done translations in Hindi.[1][2] He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi in 1998.[citation needed]

Arun Kamal
Born15 February 1954 Edit this on Wikidata (age 70)
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award Edit this on Wikidata

Arun Kamal's real name is Arun Kumar.[citation needed] For literary writing, he adopted the name Arun Kamal.[citation needed] He was born on 15 February 1954 at Nasriganj in Bihar. He has been a professor in the English Department of Patna University.[3] He lives in Patna.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Arun Kamal's Biography". Kalam. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Arun Kamal's Biography". hindisamay. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 63. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.

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