Panchkula, Aug. 5 -- The Haryana Sahitya Akademi conferred its prestigious Mahakavi Surdas Samman on eminent Hindi satirist and senior poet I J Nahal, honouring him at his Panchkula residence after health issues prevented him from attending the state-level ceremony in Rohtak last month.
Prof Kuldeep Chand Agnihotri, Executive Vice-Chairman of the Akademi and former Vice-Chancellor, along with Member Secretary Manjit Singh, presented Nahal with a citation and ceremonial shawl. They described the award as recognition of his outstanding contributions to Hindi literature over several decades.
Nahal, former Principal of Dayanand College, Hisar, has authored 62 books, establishing himself as one of Haryana's most distinguished literary figures....