Raghuvir Sharan Mitra (1919–1996) was an Indian poet, novelist and essayist of

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. He is the author of poem anthologies such as ''Jeevan ke Panne'', ''Bhāratodaya'' and ''Sindhu Sarovara'', novels like ''Rakt Surya'' and ''Aag aur Paani'', and essays such as ''Kāi aura Kamala'' and ''Bhūmijā''. The

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awarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour of

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in 1983.

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