Rawat Saraswat | |
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Born | |
Died | 16 December 1989 | (aged 68)
Occupation | Poet |
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Awards | Deepchand Sahitya Award, Rajasthan Ratnakar, Rajasthan Sahitya Sangam Academy, Bikaner[citation needed] |
Rawat Saraswat was a distinguished Indian poet,[1][2][3] editor, critic and scholar who focused on the Rajasthani language.[4]
Saraswat received a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Masters in Hindi. He also founded Maruvani, the first Rajasthani journal devoted to the study of that language and literature.[4][5][6] In addition to writing his own Rajasthani poetry, Saraswat also edited old Rajasthani texts and compiled a "Who's Who" of Rajasthani writers.[6] He was also noted for his essays.[7]
He was awarded a Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi award.[8]