Bhagwatikumar Sharma
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| Native name | ભગવતીકુમાર હરગોવિંદ શર્મા |
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Bhagwatikumar Hargovind Sharma 31 May 1934 Surat, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | author, journalist |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Modern Gujarati literature |
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| Years active | 1948 - present |
| Spouse | Jyotibahen (1953 - 2009), her death |
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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, essays and criticism. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988.
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 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]
He wrote his first poem, based on Mahatma Gandhi's death, on 31 January 1948. In 1951, his two Sonnet came out for first time in Gujaratmitra, a daily published from Surat. In 1953, he recited his poem for first time in Kavi sammelan.
Personal life
He married Jyotibahen in1953. She died in 2009.[3]
Works
His novels include Aarti ane Angara (1957), Man Nahi Mane (1962), Rikta (1968), Vyaktamadhya (1970), Samaydrip (1974), Urdhvamool (1981), Asooryalok, Dwar Nahi Khule, Hridaysharan. Samaydvip (1974) deals with old Brahmin culture and modern sensibility. His Short story collections includes Deepse Deep Jale (1959), Kai Yaad Nathi (1974), Vyarth Kakko Chhal Barakhadi (1979), Chhinnabhinna and Adabeed (1985). He also writes essays like Spandan, poetry and criticism.[1][2][4] He worked in different genres of poetry such as Ghazal, Geet, Sonnet etc. Sambhav (Ghazal collection), his first anthology, was published in 1974, followed by Chhando Chhe Pandada Jenan (1987), Nakhdarpan (1995), Jhalhal (1995), Adhi Aksharnu Chomasu (2002), Ujaagaro (2004), Ek Kagal Harivarne (2003), Gazalayan (2009) and Atmasaat (2010). Atmasaat is a collection of 72 Sonnet dedicated to his wife, Jyoti, after her death. 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.
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][4][5] He was conferred the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) by Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 1999.[6] He received Kalapi Award in 2003. In 2011, he received the Harindra Dave Memorial Award for journalism and Vali Gujarati Gazal Award (2011) for his contribution to literature.[7][8] He also received Nachiketa award in 1999.
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.
- ↑ Trivedi, Harshad (2014). Kavita ane Hun (A Creative process of Poem writing by various Gujarati writers). Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akadami. p. 117. ISBN 978-93-83317-34-9.
- 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.