Bhagwatikumar Sharma

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Bhagwatikumar Sharma
Sharma at Mumbai, 1999
Sharma at Mumbai, 1999
Native name
ભગવતીકુમાર હરગોવિંદ શર્મા
BornBhagwatikumar Hargovind Sharma
(1934-05-31)31 May 1934
Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died5 September 2018(2018-09-05) (aged 84)
Surat, Gujarat, India
Occupationauthor, journalist
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationB. A.
PeriodModern Gujarati literature
Notable works
Notable awards
Spouse
Jyotibahen
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(m. 1953; died 2009)​
Signature

Bhagwatikumar Sharma (31 May 1934 – 5 September 2018) was an Indian author and journalist who wrote in Gujarati. Born in Surat and educated in languages, he edited a daily for several years. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays and criticism. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988.

Biography

Sharma was born in

Samveda. He completed the secondary school education in 1950 and left studies. He later completed his B. A. in Gujarati and English languages in 1968.[1][2][3]

He wrote his first poem, on the event of Mahatma Gandhi's death, on 31 January 1948. In 1951, his two sonnets were published for the first time in Gujaratmitra, a daily published from Surat. In 1953, he recited his poem for the first time in the poet meet. He joined the editing department of Gujarat Mitra in 1955. He served as the trustee of Kavi Narmad Yugavart Trust and vice-president of Narmad Sahityasabha, Surat. He also served as president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 2009 to 2011.[1][3]

He married Jyotiben in 1953. She died in 2009.[4]

Sharma died on 5 September 2018 in Surat.[5]

Works

His novels include Aarti ane Angara (1957), Man Nahi Mane (1962), Rikta (1968), Vyaktamadhya (1970), Samaydvip (1974), Urdhvamool (1981), Asuryalok (1987), Dwar Nahi Khule, Premyatra, Viti Jashe Aa Rat?, Padchhaya Sang Preet (1963), Na Kinaro, Na Mazdhar (1965), Hridaysharan, Nirvikalp (2006). Samaydvip deals with old Brahmin culture and modern sensibility. His short story collections include Deep Se Deep Jale (1959), Hridaydaan (1960), Ratrani, Chhinnabhinna (1967), Mahek Mali Gai, Tamane Ful Didhanu Yaad Nathi (1970), Kai Yaad Nathi (1974), Vyarth Kakko, Chhal Barakhadi (1979), Akathya (1994), Mangalya Kathao (2001) and Adabeed (1985). His selected stories are published as Bhagavatikumarni Shresth Vartao (1987). His collections of essays are Shabdateet (1980), Bistantu (1988), Hriday Sarasa (1995), Dandiya Dool (2005), Jadabatod (2006), Spandan. Supda Saf is collection of humorous essays while America Avje (1996) is his travelogue.[1][2][6][3]

He worked in different genres of poetry such as

Gani Dahiwala.[3] His poems are also compiled as Tamara Vina Saanj Duske Chadhi Chhe (2003) by Suresh Dalal, Shabdanu Saat Bhavnu Lenu Chhe (2009) and Gazalni Paalakhi (2009) by Ravindra Parekh
and Kavyakalash by Bharati Dalal.

He has written his autobiography Surat Muj Ghayal Bhoomi.[citation needed]

Recognition

He received

Kumar Chandrak in 1977 and Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984. He also received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 for his novel Asuryalok.[1][6][7] He was conferred the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 1999.[8] He received Kalapi Award in 2003. In 2011, he received the Harindra Dave Memorial Award for journalism and Vali Gujarati Gazal Award for his contribution to literature.[9][10] He also received Nachiketa award in 1999, Nandshankar Mehta Chandrak in 1998 for Akathya, Swami Sachchidanand Sanman in 2003, Darshak Award. He received Narsinh Mehta Award in 2009.[3] In 2017, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him Sahityaratna Award.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bhagwatikumar Sharma" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7
    .
  4. ISBN 978-93-83317-34-9
    .
  5. ^ "Gujarati author Bhagwatikumar Sharma dies". Press Trust of India. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018 – via Business Standard.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9780313287787. Archived
    from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ Datta, Amaresh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary entries and index. Vol. 6. Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. ^ "SGU to award D.Litt to luminaries". The Indian Express. 18 October 1999. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award". DeshGujarat. Mumbai. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Bhagwati Kumar Sharma awarded Vali Gujarati Ghazal Award". The Times of India. Surat. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Bhagwatikumar Sharma gets Sahitya Ratna Award". The Times of India. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

External links

Bhagwatikumar Sharma : Padchhaaya Sang Preet : Documentary film

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