forties the new psychological and experimental "schools" were emerging. It was typical of both Nirala and Pant that they themselves anticipated these trends and, by the time the new approaches were in vogue, they had already moved on to newer areas of experimentation." Mahapran Nirala once remarked: Awards In 1960, Pant received the Sahitya Academy award, given by India's Academy of Letters, for Kala Aur Budhdha Chand. In 1969, Pant became the first Hindi poet to receive the Jnanpith Award, considered to be India's highest accolade for literature. This was awarded to him for a collection of his most famous poems titled Chidambara. The Indian Government honored him with Padma Bhushan in 1961. Sumitra Nandan Pant composed the Kulgeet of the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee " -Jayati Vidya Sansthan". Death Pant died on 28 December 1977, at Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, India. His childhood house in Kausani has been converted into a museum. This museum displays his daily use articles, drafts of his poems, letters, his awards,books,stories etc. References Kumaon division 1900 births 1977 deaths Hindi-language writers Hindi-language poets Recipients of the Jnanpith Award Writers from Allahabad People from Bageshwar district Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Poets from Uttarakhand 20th-century Indian poets Indian male poets 20th-century Indian male writers Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi