Dharamvir Bharati
Dharamvir Bharati (25 December 1926 – 4 September 1997) was a renowned Hindi poet, author, playwright and a social thinker of India. He was the chief editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine Dharmayug, from 1960 till 1987.
Dr. Dharamvir Bharati | |
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| Born | 25 December 1926 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 4 September 1997 (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Writer (essayist, novelist, poet) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M.A. Hindi, PhD |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Notable works | Gunahon Ka Devta (1949, novel) Suraj ka Satwan Ghoda (1952, novel) Andha Yug (1953, play) |
| Notable awards | 1972: Padmashree 1984: Valley Turmeric Best Journalism Award 1988: Best Playwright Maharana Mewar Foundation Award 1989: Sangeet Natak Akademi Rajendra Prasad Shikhar Samman Bharat Bharati Samman 1994: Maharashtra Gaurav Kaudiya Nyas Vyasa Samman |
| Spouse | Kanta Bharti (married 1954) (first wife), Pushpa Bharti (second. wife) |
| Children | daughter Parmita (first wife); son Kinshuk Bharati and a daughter Pragya Bharati (second wife) |
Bharati was awarded the Padma Shree for literature in 1972 by the Government of India. His novel Gunaho Ka Devta became a classic. Bharati's Suraj ka Satwan Ghoda is considered a unique experiment in story-telling and was made into a National Film Award-winning movie by the same name in 1992 by Shyam Benegal. Andha Yug, a play set immediately after the Mahabharata war, is a classic that is frequently performed in public by drama groups[3].
He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Playwriting (Hindi) in 1988, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.