Jainendra Kumar

{{Short description|Indian writer}}

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{{Infobox writer

| name = Jainendra Kumar

| image = JainendraKumarImage.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1905|1|2}}

| birth_place = Kodiyaganj, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1988|12|24|1905|1|2}}

| language = Hindi

| nationality = Indian

| notableworks = {{unbulleted list | Parakh | Paap Aur Prakash | Muktibodh}}

| awards = {{awards|Padma Bhushan|1971}} {{awards|Sahitya Akademi Fellowship|1979}}{{awards|Sahitya Akademi Award|1966}}

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Jainendra Kumar (2 January 1905 – 24 December 1988) was a 20th-century Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He wrote novels include Sunita and Tyagapatra. He was awarded one of India's highest civilian honours, the Padma Bhushan in 1971.{{Cite web |url=http://jainsamaj.org/celebrities/jainendra-110103.htm |title=Padma Bhushan |access-date=8 May 2008 |archive-date=7 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007005921/http://www.jainsamaj.org/celebrities/jainendra-110103.htm |url-status=dead }} He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Sahitya Akademi in 1966, for his work Muktibodh (novelette), and its highest award, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1979.[http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10301.htm Official site for Sahitya Akademi Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513055806/http://www.sahitya-akademi.org/sahitya-akademi/awa10301.htm |date=13 May 2008 }}