A prolific writer since 1965, Govind Mishra is well known as one of
the doyens of Hindi literature. He has written 14 novels, an equal number of
short story collections, six travelogues, seven collections of literary essays,
one of poems and two of stories for children. His complete works in 12 volumes
are under print. He has been honoured with many awards, including Vyas Samman,
Sahitya Akademi Award, Bharat Bharti Samman, and Saraswati Samman. His stories
and award winning novels Paanch Aangno
Wala Ghar, Kohre Mein Kaid Rang,
and Dhool Paudhon Par have been
translated in English and several Indian languages. He has represented India in
many international literary programmes. He is also the subject of a documentary
made by the Sahitya Akademi.
