Moti Lal Kemmu
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Moti Lal Kemmu (1933 – 16 April 2018) was an Indian contemporary playwright from Jammu and Kashmir.
Early life
He was born in Srinagar into a Kashmiri Pandit family and attended Jammu and Kashmir University. His plays include Nagar Udas, Teen Asangati Aikanki (1968), Lal Drayas Lol Re (1972), Trunove (1970), Tshai (1973), Natak Truche (1980), Tota Tol Aina (1985).<ref>Biswajit Sinha, Encyclopedia of Indian Theatre, Vol. 6 (Raj Publications, 2004), Template:ISBN pp. 225-226.</ref>
Awards and honours
He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982 for his contribution to Kashmiri Literature as a playwright.
He received the Padma Shri award in 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
References
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- Kashmiri writers
- Kashmiri Hindus
- Kashmiri Pandits
- 2018 deaths
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- Writers from Srinagar
- 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
- Dramatists and playwrights from Jammu and Kashmir
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kashmiri
- 1933 births
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award