Yashpal Jain | |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1912 |
Birth Place: | Vijaygarh, Aligarh district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Death Date: | 10 October 2000(Age 88) |
Death Place: | Nagda, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Occupation: | Writer |
Awards: | Padma Shri |
Yashpal Jain (1912 - 2000) was an Indian writer.[1]
He was born on 1 September 1912 at Vijaygarh, in Aligarh district, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India. He published many books, including children's books.[2] Ajanta Ellora, Ahimsa, the Infallible Weapon and Pilgrimages of India are some of his notable works.[3] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.[4]
He died on 10 October 2000.[5]