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Krishna Chandra Sharma, also known as Bhikkhu (12 October 1923 – 29 September 2003), was an Indian radio broadcaster and author. He was the Director General of
He married Shakuntala Sharma in 1953. They have one daughter Shubhra Sharma.
With coauthors Naag Phani, Revati and Chandanvan Ki Aag, Sharma wrote the first Hindi language
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Bharat Discovery organisation website.
Krishna Chandra Sharma, also known as Bhikkhu (12 October 1923 – 29 September 2003), was an Indian radio broadcaster and author. He was the Director General of All India Radio
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from 1980 to 1981. He was a noted novelist and wrote over twenty literary works in his lifetime.
Early life
Sharma was born on 12 October 1923 inKankhal
Kankhal is a small colony in Haridwar in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state in India.
Mentioned in the Vayu Purana and the Mahabharata as ''Kanakhala'',Haridwar
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The city is situated on the ri ...
, India
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. He completed his primary education there. As part of this education he studied Hindi literature in Banaras. His teachers included Ram Chandra Shukla
Ram Chandra Shukla (1925–2016) was an Indian painter and art critic.
Early life
Shukla was born in a small village called Shukulpura of district Basti, Uttar Pradesh, Basti, Uttar Pradesh in a farmer's family. Soon after that his father shifte ...
, Nand Dulare Bajpai, Keshav Prasad Mishra, Jagannath Sharma and Hazari Prasad Dwivedi
Hazari Prasad Dwivedi (19 August 190719 May 1979) was a Hindi novelist, literary historian, essayist, critic and scholar. He penned numerous novels, collections of essays, historical research on medieval religious movements of India especially K ...
. He studied Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religions, Indian religion or Indian philosophy#Buddhist philosophy, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha. ...
and Pali
Pali () is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language native to the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist ''Pāli Canon'' or '' Tipiṭaka'' as well as the sacred language of '' Theravāda'' Buddh ...
and completed his BA, MA, and LLB at Banaras Hindu University
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) IAST: kāśī hindū viśvavidyālaya IPA: /kaːʃiː hɪnd̪uː ʋɪʃwəʋid̪jaːləj/), is a collegiate, central, and research university located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, and founded in 1916 ...
.
Nand Dulare Bajpai encouraged him to write and patiently read all that he had written during the week.
He married Shakuntala Sharma in 1953. They have one daughter Shubhra Sharma.
Death
Sharma died of brain hemorrhage on 29 September 2003.Career
He joined AIR as a program executive in the 1950s and rose to the highest post as the Director General.Literary works
With coauthors Naag Phani, Revati and Chandanvan Ki Aag, Sharma wrote the first Hindi language trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...
. His novel, ''Maut Ki Sarai'' was based on the story of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution
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.
* ''Admi Ka Bachcha''
* ''Ghar Ka Bada''
* ''Sankranti''
* ''Bhanwar Jaal''
* ''Mrityu Ki Minaar'' (short story collection)
* ''Roop Lakshmi'' (play)
* ''Sone Ka Mrig''
* ''Naag Phani'' (trilogy part one)
* ''Som Devta Ki Ghati'' (durva)
* ''Maha Shraman Sune''
* ''Kala Paththar'' (collection of short stories)
* ''Astangata''
* ''Revati'' (trilogy part two)
* ''Lal Dhaang''
* ''Maut Ki Sarai''
* ''Yogmaya''
* ''Chandanvan Ki Aag'' (trilogy part three)
* ''Rakt Yatra''
* ''Ek Aur Yayati''
* ''Bela Phule Aadhi Raat'' (collection of short stories)
* ''Kadachit''
* ''Tathapi''
Awards
In 1997, Sharma was recognised by the DelhiSahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government. Its of ...
, India's national academy of letters. He also received the Shalaka Samman, the lowest award of the Hindi Academy.Bharat Discovery organisation website.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Krishna Chandra Indian male novelists 1923 births 2003 deaths Novelists from Uttarakhand People from Haridwar Banaras Hindu University alumni 20th-century Indian novelists India MPs 1957–1962 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh People from Hapur district