The bulk of his literary output is almost unparalleled in Hindi . In all , he wrote 72 published books including 8 historical novels , 10 dramas , 4 historical non-fictions , 15 collections of essays on political subjects and an equal number on the subjects of health and medicine . He also published over 250 short stories in various Hindi periodicals over time . His novel Dharamputra was adapted into Hindi film , '' Dharmputra '' ( 1961 ) by Yash Chopra , it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
National Film Award
9th National Film Awards
Acharya Chatursen Shastri