Awards and Milestones
- Jnanpith Award in 1999, the highest literary award for Indian writers.
- 'Kavve aur Kala Pani', A collection of seven short stories, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985.
- Padma Bhushan in 2002.
- Jnanapith Trust's “Murtidevi Award” for his book of essays, Bharat Aur Europe: Pratishruti Ke Kshetra (1991).
- Jury member Lettre Ulysses Award for the art of Reportage -2003.
- He was a fellow with the International Institute for Asian Studies.
- Library of Congress catalogues most of the works of Nirmal Verma in its collection.
- India's highest literary award, for lifetime achievement, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2005.
- On the publication of his book, “The World Elsewhere”, in 1988, by the Readers International in London, BBC Channel Four telecasted a film on his life and works.
- Chevalier de l’ordre des arts et des lettres (France) 2005
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