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Bhagwati Charan Verma | |
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Born | Safipur, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India | 30 August 1903
Died | 5 October 1981 New Delhi, India | (aged 78)
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | BA, 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] [2] He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his epic five-part novel, Bhoole Bisre Chitra in 1961 and Padma Bhushan in 1971. [3] He was also nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1978.
Verma Sahab was born on 30 August 1903 in a Kayastha family in Tahsil Safipur, in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India, [4] [5] 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. [6] He also spent some years living with his extended family at the ancestral home in Patkapur. [7] Thereafter he studied in The Sophical School, [8] and went on to do his B.A. L.L.B. from Allahabad University. [5]
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. [9] He died on 5 October 1981. [10] A park is named after him, in his birthplace, the town of Safipur [11]
He also wrote other numerous short stories which were not published but still was recognised by other writers