Darchhawna is an Indian writer of Hindi literature and historian from the Northeast Indian state of

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "lan ...

. Born on the New year Day of 1936, Darchhawna is a former Officer on Special Duty at the

Mizoram University Mizoram University is a central university under the University Grants Commission, Government of India, and was established on 2 July 2001, by the Mizoram University Act (2000) of the Parliament of India. The President of India is the official ...

, when it was the Mizoram campus of the

North Eastern Hill University North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University established on 19 July 1973 by an Act of the Indian Parliament. The university is in the suburb of Shillong, the state capital of Meghalaya, India. The university has two campuses: ...

(NEHU) and the founder President of the Mizo History Association. He held the post of the president of the organization for several terms and is holding post, after getting elected in 2013. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...

, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.

Awards

*2005: Fourth highest civilian honor of the

, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.

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Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education 1936 births Writers from Mizoram Mizo people 20th-century Indian historians Living people Assamese-language writers People from Assam Province {{India-writer-stub

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