Kanhaiya Lal Nandan

Kanhaiya Lal Nandan (1933–2010) was an Indian poet, lyricist and a former Features Editor of the Navbharat Times. He also edited the Hindi magazines Parag, Sarika and Dinman.

Life

Born on 1 July 1933 in Parsadepur in Fatehpur district, Uttar Pradesh, Nandan graduated from the Allahabad University and continued his studies to secure a master's degree and a doctoral degree from Bhavnagar University.

His career started as an academic at Mumbai University, but, after four years he turned to journalism by joining Dharmayug as an assistant editor in 1961 and stayed there until 1972. In 1999, he Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the Padma Shri. He also received the Bhartendu Award. He died on 25 September 2010, at the age of 77, at a hospital in New Delhi, survived by his wife and two daughters. He was cremated at Lodi Road crematorium in the city.