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- ↑ "Ramdarash Mishra selected for Saraswati Samman 2021". Hindustan Times. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Born in Dumri village in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on August 15, 1924, Mishra has excelled in different branches of Hindi literature.
- ↑ "आग की हंसी के लिए राम दरश मिश्र को साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार". www.jagran.com. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "Professor Ramdarash Mishra: जानिए कौन हैं प्रोफेसर रामदरश". tv9hindi.com. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
