Jhabarmal Sharma was a noted journalist and historian of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
state in India. He was a recipient of the
Maharana Mewar award. He wrote several books in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
on history. He received the
Padma Bhushan in 1982.
His works include ''Guleri Granthawali'' (three volumes) and ''Sikar Ka Ithias''.
In commemoration of Jhabarmal Sharma, a memorial lecture is organised by the Rajasthan Patrika and
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal. The "Pandit Jhabarmal Sharma Journalism Award’’ is given by the Jhabarmal Sharma Museum and Journalism Research Centre, of
Jaipur
Jaipur (; Hindi Language, Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Rajasthan. , the city had a pop ...
.
To recognize his contribution for Hindi Literature a falicitation book "Pt. Jhabar Mal Sharma Abhinandan Granth" was published in his honour in 1977 by Rajasthan Manch.
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Indian male journalists
20th-century Indian historians
Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
People from Jhunjhunu district
Journalists from Rajasthan
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