Naresh Mehta (15 February 1922 – 22 November 2000) was a Hindi writer. There are over 50 published works in his name, ranging from poetry to plays. He received several literary awards, most notably the Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi in 1988 for his poetry collection Aranya and the Jnanpith Award in 1992.

Naresh Mehta
Born	(1922-02-15)15 February 1922 Shajapur, Gwalior State, British India
Died	22 November 2000(2000-11-22) (aged 78)
Occupation	Author, Poet
Language	Khariboli Hindi
Nationality	British Indian, Republic of India
Notable works	Aranya Chaitya Purush Pravad Parv
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award 1988 Jnanpith Award 1992
Spouse	Smt. Mahima Mehta (Married 16 February 1957)
Relatives	Smt. Vanya Mehta Vora (Daughter), Smt. Vandana Mehta (Daughter-In-Law), Late Sh. Ishaan Mehta (Son)

Among the numerous schools of poetry which sprang up in the 1950s was Nakenwad, a school deriving its nomenclature from the first letters of the names of its three pioneers - Nalin Vilochan Sharma, Kesari Kumar, and Naresh Mehta.^[1]