On March 24th, renowned Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj won this award for his immense contribution to the field of literature especially poetry. This award is given by the Cultural Department of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
This award is named after a great poet who was born in Ujjain, MP. He is best known for his devoted song as a tribute to the soldiers who died during the Sino-Indian War in 1962.
Identify the poet and his immortal song.
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Kavi Pradeep Samman and Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo
Kavi Pradeep is famous for this patriotic song which was sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Nehru said ‘Those who don't feel inspired by it don't deserve to be called a Hindustani’