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| name = Kanhaiya Lal Nandan
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| birth_date = 1 July 1933
| birth_place = [[Parsadepur]], [[Fatehpur district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
| death_date = 25 September 2010
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| restingplace = [[Lodhi Road]] crematorium, New Delhi
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| occupation = Poet<br>Lyricist
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| known for = Hindi literature
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| awards = [[Padma Shri]]<br>Bhartendu Award
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'''Kanhaiya Lal Nandan''' (1933–2010) was an Indian poet, lyricist and a former Features Editor of the ''[[Navbharat Times]]''.<ref name="Hindi writer Kanhaiya Lal Nandan dies Hindi writer Kanhaiya Lal Nandan dies">{{cite web | url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/99463/hindi-writer-kanhaiya-lal-nandan.html | title=Hindi writer Kanhaiya Lal Nandan dies Hindi writer Kanhaiya Lal Nandan dies | publisher=Deccan Herald | date=25 September 2010 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref> He also edited the Hindi magazines [[Parag (magazine)|Parag]], ''Sarika'' and ''Dinman''.<ref name="Kanhaiya Lal Nandan dies">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/kanhaiya-lal-nandan-dies/article796743.ece | title=Kanhaiya Lal Nandan dies | work=The Hindu | date=26 September 2010 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>

==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]].<ref name="Eminent writer Padma Shri Kanhaiya Lal Nandan passes away">{{cite web | url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20100925/1595084.html | title=Eminent writer Padma Shri Kanhaiya Lal Nandan passes away | publisher=Web India | date=25 September 2010 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Web Dunia news">{{cite web | url=http://hindi.webdunia.com/hindi-literature-articles/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8-110092500018_1.htm | title=Web Dunia news | publisher=Web Dunia | date=2015 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref name="Web Dunia news" /><ref name="Hindi writer Nandan cremated">{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-hindi-writer-kl-nandan-cremated-1443729 | title=Hindi writer Nandan cremated | publisher=DNA Syndicate | date=26 September 2010 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref> Later, he moved to [[Parag (magazine)|Parag]] as its editor, before working as the editor of ''Sarika'' and ''Dinman''.<ref name="Web Dunia news" />

Nandan authored over 36 books, including ''Ghat Ghat Ka Pani'', ''Aag Ke Rang'' and ''Guzra Kaha Kaha Se''.<ref name="Pustak profile">{{cite web | url=http://pustak.org/bs/home.php?author_name=Kanhaiya%20Lal%20Nandan | title=Pustak profile | publisher=Pustak | date=2015 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hindi writer K L Nandan cremated">{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/hindi-writer-k-l-nandan-cremated_657780.html | title=Hindi writer K L Nandan cremated | publisher=Zee News | date=26 September 2010 | access-date=29 October 2015}}</ref> In 1999, he Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He also received the Bhartendu Award.<ref name="Eminent writer Padma Shri Kanhaiya Lal Nandan passes away" /> He died on 25 September 2010, at the age of 77, at a hospital in New Delhi, survived by his wife and two daughters.<ref name="Eminent writer Padma Shri Kanhaiya Lal Nandan passes away" /> He was cremated at [[Lodhi Road]] crematorium in the city.<ref name="Hindi writer K L Nandan cremated" />

== See also ==
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* [[Navbharat Times]]
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx8IlgqaArc | title=Nandan ji at Vishwa Hindi Sammelan | publisher=Anoop Bhargava | work=[[YouTube]] video | date=4 August 2007 | access-date=29 October 2015}}
* {{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Kanhaiya-Lal-Nandan/e/B00JQZO7VI | title=Books by Kanhaiya Lal Nandan | publisher=Amazon | date=2015 | access-date=29 October 2015}}

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