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Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad at 2nd World Telugu Writer's Conference
Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad at 2nd World Telugu Writer's Conference

Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad is an Indian writer and politician. He is the Chairman of the A.P. Hindi Academy; Professor in Hindi at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, and is a former Rajya Sabha Member.[1] He received the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2003,[2] followed by the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2010.[3][4] The Government of India honoured him again in 2016 with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award.[5]

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  1. ^ "Former Rajya Sabha member's book released". The Hindu. 23 February 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2006.
  2. ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 117–166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Draupadi's unending circle of suffering". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "The Hindu : Front Page : Poets dominate 2009 Sahitya Akademi Awards". 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Gangasharan Singh Award". khsindia.org. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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