Balkrishna Garg was awarded with the second Harikrishna Devsare Baalsahitya Award 2015
- For collection of poems for children, titled ‘BaalGeet’
- Cash Prize: Rs.75000
- A shawl and a citation
Sahitya Akademi President Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari and National Book Trust Chairman Baldeo Bhai Sharma conferred the award.
About Harikrishna Devsare: He is one of the leading writers of Hindi children’s literature and devoted his entire life in creating meaningful children’s literature in Hindi.
Awards and honours:
- Bal Sahityakar Samman
- Bal Sahitya Samman of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan
- Kriti Samman (2001)
- Sahityakar Samman (2004) of Hindi Akademi, Delhi
Hem Bhatnagar and Yogendra Kumar were also felicitated for their contributions to children’s literature.
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