Bhagwatikumar Sharma
| Bhagwatikumar Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born |
31 May 1934 Surat, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | author, journalist |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak 1984, Sahitya Akademi Award 1988 |
Bhagwatikumar Sharma is a Gujarati language author and journalist from India. born in Surat and educated in languages, he edited daily. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry and criticism. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988. He also received prestigious Nachiketa award from former prime minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999.
Life
Sharma was born in Surat on 31 May 1934 to Hargovind and Heeraben. He completed Secondary School in 1950 but left studies. He later completed his Bachelor of Arts in the Gujarati and English languages in 1968.[1][2]
He joined the editing department of Gujarat Mitra daily in 1955. He also served as president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 2009 to 2011.[1]
Works
His novels include Urdhvamool, Asooryalok, Man Nahi Mane, Shabdateet, Dwar Nahi Khule, Hridaysharan, Rikta. Samaydvipa deals with old Brahmin culture and modern sensibility. Short story collections include Chhinnabhinna and Adabeed. He also writes essays like Spandan, poetry and criticism.[1][2][3]
Recognition
He received Kumar Chandrak in 1977 and Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984. He also received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 for his novel Asooryalok.[1][3][4] He was conferred the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) by Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 1999.[5] He received Kalapi Award in 2003. In 2011, he received the Harindra Dave Memorial Award for journalism and Vali Gujarati Ghazal Award for his contribution to literature.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Bhagwatikumar Sharma" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- 1 2 Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 3977–3978. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
- 1 2 Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, Nalini Natarajan (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9780313287787.
- ↑ Datta, Amaresh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary entries and index 6. Sahitya Akademi.
- ↑ "SGU to award D.Litt to luminaries". The Indian Express. 18 October 1999. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award". DeshGujarat (Mumbai). 2 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bhagwati Kumar Sharma awarded Vali Gujarati Ghazal Award". The Times of India (Surat). Feb 3, 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
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