Balraj Komal (1928–2013) was an Indian poet and writer of

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literature. The

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honored Komal in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri.

Biography

Balraj Komal, born in 1928, was a freelance writer after his retirement from the Delhi Administration as an Education Officer. He was a former member of Delhi Urdu Akademi and the advisory board of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. He is credited with several publications composed of poems, short stories, and critical studies and ''Meri Nazmen'', ''Parindon Bhara Aasman'', ''Rishta-e-Dil'', ''Agala Waraq'', ''Ankhen Aur Paon'', and ''Adab ki Talas'' are some hid known works. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985, Balraj Komal also won '' Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy'' Award twice(1971 and 1982) and has also received a Senior Fellowship from the

. In 2011, the

honored Komal again by including him in the Republic Day honours list for Padma Award. Balraj Komal died in 2013 at the age of 85.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Komal, Balraj 1928 births 2013 deaths Recipients of the Gangadhar National Award Poets from Delhi Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Urdu 20th-century Indian poets Urdu-language poets from India Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education