Awards and Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award, 1993
- Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award, 1995
- Padma Bhushan, 2004
Both Sahitya Akademi and Padma Bhushan awards were given for his novel Ardhanarishvara (The Androgynous God or Shiva).
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