Bhagwati Charan Verma
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Born | (1903-08-30)30 August 1903 Safipur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
Died | 5 October 1981(1981-10-05) (aged 78) New Delhi, India |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | MA, LL.B |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Genre | Novel |
Notable awards | Padma Bhushan Sahitya Akademi Award |
Bhagwati Charan Verma (30 August 1903 – 5 October 1981) was a Hindi author. He wrote many novels, his best work was Chitralekha (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films in 1941 and 1964 respectively.[1][citation needed] He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his epic five-part novel, Bhoole Bisre Chitra in 1961 and Padma Bhushan in 1971.[2] He was also nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1978.Bhagwati Charan Vohra was born in November 1903 in Lahore. His father Shiv Charan Vohra was a high-ranking railway official. Bhagwati Charan Verma was taught by Adarsh Sachdeva.
Early life and education
Verma Sahab was born on 30 August 1903 in a Kayastha family in Tahsil Safipur, in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India,[3][4] where he received his early education.[citation needed] His father, Shri Devi Charan Ji used to advocate in Kanpur.[citation needed] Balak Bhagwati's early education was in Safipur. Bhagwati Babu was sent to Prayag University for higher education from where he received a bachelor's degree in literature and law.[5] He also spent some years living with his extended family at the ancestral home in Patkapur.[6] Thereafter he studied in The Sophical School,[7] and went on to do his B.A. L.L.B. from Allahabad University.[4]
Career
He also served as a Hindi advisor at All India Radio, Lucknow and later in 1978, he was nominated to the Upper House of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha.[8] He died on 5 October 1981.[9] A park is named after him, in his birthplace, the town of Safipur[10]
Writings
- Bhule Bisre Chitra, Rajkamal Prakashan, Delhi, 1959.
- Chitralekha
- Yuvraj Choonda
- Prayashchit
[11][12] He also wrote other numerous short stories which were not published but still was recognised by other writers
Further reading
- Bhagwati Charan Verma, by Srilal Shukla, Translator, Tripti Jain, New Delhi, Sahitya Akademi. 1994. ISBN 81-7201-014-1.[2][13]
TV serial
- Teen Varsh (TV Serial, Telecast in 1993 on Doordarshan Lucknow and in 1995 on Doordarshan National Network)- Cast : Shekhar Suman, Gauri Saigan, Jaya Bhattacharya, Dinesh Shakul, Director – Sunil Batta
- Jeevan Ek Rang Anek (TV Series, 2003 Doordarshan Lucknow) : Director Sunil Batta
- Jeevan Ke Rang (TV Series, 2005 DD Bharti) : Director – Sunil Batta
References
- ^ Gulzar; Govind Nihalani; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 337. ISBN 81-7991-066-0.
- ^ a b "Bhagwati Charan Verma". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ^ "Personalities". Unnao.nic.in. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b "भगवती चरण वर्मा". Abhivyakti-hindi.org. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Bhagwati Charan Verma- Introduction". Gadya Kosh.
- ^ Tripti Jain tr. biography, p.5
- ^ [1] Archived 15 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bhagwati Charan Verma". India9.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Bhagvati Charan Varmas - Chitralekha saga".
- ^ "Bhagwati Charan Verma Park". Wikimap.org. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Chanakya on Amazon. ASIN 8126716762.
- ^ "Books available on Amazon".
- ^ "sahitya-akademi.org". Sahitya-akademi.org. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
Bibliography
- Mohan Lal (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature, Vol. 5. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 81-260-1221-8.
External links
- Bhagwati Charan Verma at Kavita Kosh Archived 15 April 2013 at archive.today (Hindi)
- Bhagwati Charan Verma at Online Unna
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