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==Biography==
==Biography==
Sharma was born in [[Surat]] on 31 May 1934 in Shrimali [[Brahmin]] family of Hargovind and Heeraben. His family was a native of [[Ahmedabad]]. His father was a [[pandit]] of ''[[Samveda]]''. He completed the secondary school education in 1950 and left studies. He later completed his [[Bachelor of Arts|B. A.]] in Gujarati and English languages in 1968.<ref name=gsp>{{cite news|url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Bhagwatikumar-Sharma.html|title=Bhagwatikumar Sharma|language =Gujarati |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|accessdate=19 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="Lal1992">{{cite book|author=Mohan Lal|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3977|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|pages=3977–3978}}</ref><ref name=AGSI>{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|first=Prasad|last=Brahmabhatt |publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=177–182|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref>
Sharma was born in [[Surat]] on 31 May 1934 in Shrimali [[Brahmin]] family of Hargovind and Heeraben. His family was a native of [[Ahmedabad]]. His father was a [[pandit]] of ''[[Samveda]]''. He completed the secondary school education in 1950 and left studies. He later completed his [[Bachelor of Arts|B. A.]] in Gujarati and English languages in 1968.<ref name=gsp>{{cite news|url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Bhagwatikumar-Sharma.html|title=Bhagwatikumar Sharma|language=Gujarati|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|accessdate=19 July 2014|archive-date=7 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607171354/http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Bhagwatikumar-Sharma.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lal1992">{{cite book|author=Mohan Lal|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3977|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|pages=3977–3978}}</ref><ref name=AGSI>{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|first=Prasad|last=Brahmabhatt |publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=177–182|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref>


He wrote his first poem, on the event of [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi's death]], on 31 January 1948. In 1951, his two [[sonnet]]s were published for the first time in ''Gujaratmitra'', a daily published from [[Surat]]. In 1953, he recited his poem for the first time in the [[Kavi sammelan|poet meet]]. He joined the editing department of ''Gujarat Mitra'' in 1955. He served as the trustee of Kavi Narmad Yugavart Trust and vice-president of Narmad Sahityasabha, Surat. He also served as president of the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] from 2009 to 2011.<ref name=gsp/><ref name=AGSI/>
He wrote his first poem, on the event of [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi's death]], on 31 January 1948. In 1951, his two [[sonnet]]s were published for the first time in ''Gujaratmitra'', a daily published from [[Surat]]. In 1953, he recited his poem for the first time in the [[Kavi sammelan|poet meet]]. He joined the editing department of ''Gujarat Mitra'' in 1955. He served as the trustee of Kavi Narmad Yugavart Trust and vice-president of Narmad Sahityasabha, Surat. He also served as president of the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] from 2009 to 2011.<ref name=gsp/><ref name=AGSI/>
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He married Jyotiben in 1953. She died in 2009.<ref>{{cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Harshad |date=2014 |title= Kavita ane Hun (A Creative process of Poem writing by various Gujarati writers) |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akadami |page=117 |isbn=978-93-83317-34-9}}</ref>
He married Jyotiben in 1953. She died in 2009.<ref>{{cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Harshad |date=2014 |title= Kavita ane Hun (A Creative process of Poem writing by various Gujarati writers) |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akadami |page=117 |isbn=978-93-83317-34-9}}</ref>


Sharma died on 5 September 2018 in Surat.<ref name="Sharma death">{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarati-author-bhagwatikumar-sharma-dies-118090500648_1.html|title=Gujarati author Bhagwatikumar Sharma dies|agency=Press Trust of India|date=5 September 2018|publisher=|accessdate=28 October 2018|via=Business Standard}}</ref>
Sharma died on 5 September 2018 in Surat.<ref name="Sharma death">{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarati-author-bhagwatikumar-sharma-dies-118090500648_1.html|title=Gujarati author Bhagwatikumar Sharma dies|agency=Press Trust of India|date=5 September 2018|publisher=|accessdate=28 October 2018|via=Business Standard|archive-date=5 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905164447/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarati-author-bhagwatikumar-sharma-dies-118090500648_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
His novels include ''Aarti ane Angara'' (1957), ''Man Nahi Mane'' (1962), ''Rikta'' (1968), ''Vyaktamadhya'' (1970), ''Samaydvip'' (1974), ''Urdhvamool'' (1981), ''[[Asuryalok]]'' (1987), ''Dwar Nahi Khule'', ''Premyatra'', ''Viti Jashe Aa Rat?'', ''Padchhaya Sang Preet'' (1963), ''Na Kinaro, Na Mazdhar'' (1965), ''Hridaysharan'', ''Nirvikalp'' (2006). ''Samaydvip'' deals with old Brahmin culture and modern sensibility. His Short story collections includes ''Deep Se Deep Jale'' (1959), ''Hridaydaan'' (1960), ''Ratrani'', ''Chhinnabhinna'' (1967), ''Mahek Mali Gai'', ''Tamane Ful Didhanu Yaad Nathi'' (1970), ''Kai Yaad Nathi'' (1974), ''Vyarth Kakko, Chhal Barakhadi'' (1979), ''Akathya'' (1994), ''Mangalya Kathao'' (2001) and ''Adabeed'' (1985). His selected stories are published as ''Bhagavatikumarni Shresth Vartao'' (1987). His collections of essays are ''Shabdateet'' (1980), ''Bistantu'' (1988), ''Hriday Sarasa'' (1995), ''Dandiya Dool'' (2005), ''Jadabatod'' (2006), ''Spandan''. ''Supda Saf'' is collection of humorous essays while ''America Avje'' (1996) is his travelogue.<ref name=gsp/><ref name="Lal1992"/><ref name=tw>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&q=Bhagwatikumar+Sharma&pg=PA120|title=Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India|first=Nalini Natarajan|last= Emmanuel Sampath Nelson|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=1996|isbn=9780313287787|pages=120–121}}</ref><ref name=AGSI/>
His novels include ''Aarti ane Angara'' (1957), ''Man Nahi Mane'' (1962), ''Rikta'' (1968), ''Vyaktamadhya'' (1970), ''Samaydvip'' (1974), ''Urdhvamool'' (1981), ''[[Asuryalok]]'' (1987), ''Dwar Nahi Khule'', ''Premyatra'', ''Viti Jashe Aa Rat?'', ''Padchhaya Sang Preet'' (1963), ''Na Kinaro, Na Mazdhar'' (1965), ''Hridaysharan'', ''Nirvikalp'' (2006). ''Samaydvip'' deals with old Brahmin culture and modern sensibility. His short story collections include ''Deep Se Deep Jale'' (1959), ''Hridaydaan'' (1960), ''Ratrani'', ''Chhinnabhinna'' (1967), ''Mahek Mali Gai'', ''Tamane Ful Didhanu Yaad Nathi'' (1970), ''Kai Yaad Nathi'' (1974), ''Vyarth Kakko, Chhal Barakhadi'' (1979), ''Akathya'' (1994), ''Mangalya Kathao'' (2001) and ''Adabeed'' (1985). His selected stories are published as ''Bhagavatikumarni Shresth Vartao'' (1987). His collections of essays are ''Shabdateet'' (1980), ''Bistantu'' (1988), ''Hriday Sarasa'' (1995), ''Dandiya Dool'' (2005), ''Jadabatod'' (2006), ''Spandan''. ''Supda Saf'' is collection of humorous essays while ''America Avje'' (1996) is his travelogue.<ref name=gsp/><ref name="Lal1992"/><ref name=tw>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&q=Bhagwatikumar+Sharma&pg=PA120|title=Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India|first=Nalini Natarajan|last=Emmanuel Sampath Nelson|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=1996|isbn=9780313287787|pages=120–121|access-date=2020-11-24|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801193313/https://books.google.com/books?id=1lTnv6o-d_oC&q=Bhagwatikumar+Sharma&pg=PA120|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=AGSI/>


He worked in different genres of poetry such as [[Ghazal]], [[Geet (song)|Geet]], [[Sonnet]] etc. ''Sambhav'' (Ghazal collection), his first anthology, was published in 1974, followed by ''Chhando Chhe Pandada Jenan'' (1987), ''Nakhdarpan'' (1995), ''Jhalhal'' (1995), ''Adhi Aksharnu Chomasu'' (2002), ''Ujaagaro'' (2004), ''Ek Kagal Harivarne'' (2003), ''Gazalayan'' (2009) and ''Atmasaat'' (2010). ''Atmasaat'' is a collection of 72 Sonnet dedicated to his wife, Jyoti, after her death. He has written biography, ''Saral Shatriji''. He translated ''Sat Yugoslav Varta'' (1978), ''Ashadno Ek Divas'' (1979) and ''Alok Parva'' (1995). He edited ''Swasoshwas'' on the occasion of seventieth anniversary of [[Gani Dahiwala]].<ref name=AGSI/> His poems are also compiled as ''Tamara Vina Saanj Duske Chadhi Chhe'' (2003) by [[Suresh Dalal]], ''Shabdanu Saat Bhavnu Lenu Chhe'' (2009) and ''Gazalni Paalakhi'' (2009) by [[Ravindra Parekh]] and ''Kavyakalash'' by Bharati Dalal.
He worked in different genres of poetry such as [[Ghazal]], [[Geet (song)|Geet]], [[Sonnet]] etc. ''Sambhav'' (Ghazal collection), his first anthology, was published in 1974, followed by ''Chhando Chhe Pandada Jenan'' (1987), ''Nakhdarpan'' (1995), ''Jhalhal'' (1995), ''Adhi Aksharnu Chomasu'' (2002), ''Ujaagaro'' (2004), ''Ek Kagal Harivarne'' (2003), ''Gazalayan'' (2009) and ''Atmasaat'' (2010). ''Atmasaat'' is a collection of 72 sonnets dedicated to his wife, Jyoti, after her death. He has written biography, ''Saral Shatriji''. He translated ''Sat Yugoslav Varta'' (1978), ''Ashadno Ek Divas'' (1979) and ''Alok Parva'' (1995). He edited ''Swasoshwas'' on the occasion of seventieth anniversary of [[Gani Dahiwala]].<ref name=AGSI/> His poems are also compiled as ''Tamara Vina Saanj Duske Chadhi Chhe'' (2003) by [[Suresh Dalal]], ''Shabdanu Saat Bhavnu Lenu Chhe'' (2009) and ''Gazalni Paalakhi'' (2009) by [[Ravindra Parekh]] and ''Kavyakalash'' by Bharati Dalal.


He has written his autobiography ''Surat Muj Ghayal Bhoomi''.
He has written his autobiography ''Surat Muj Ghayal Bhoomi''.


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
He received [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1977 and [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1984. He also received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1988 for his novel ''Asuryalok''.<ref name=gsp/><ref name=tw/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZoYAAAAIAAJ&q=Bhagwatikumar+Sharma|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary entries and index|volume=6|first=Amaresh|last=Datta|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|year=1994}}</ref> He was conferred the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=SGU to award D.Litt to luminaries|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991019/ige19091p.html|date=18 October 1999|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=18 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726143057/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991019/ige19091p.html|archivedate=26 July 2014}}</ref> He received [[Kalapi Award]] in 2003. In 2011, he received the Harindra Dave Memorial Award for journalism and [[Vali Gujarati Gazal Award]] for his contribution to literature.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/|work=DeshGujarat |date=2 October 2012|accessdate =18 July 2014|place=Mumbai}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma awarded Vali Gujarati Ghazal Award|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/surat/Bhagwati-Kumar-Sharma-awarded-Vali-Gujarati-Ghazal-Award/articleshow/11735309.cms|date=Feb 3, 2012|accessdate =18 July 2014|place=Surat|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> He also received Nachiketa award in 1999, Nandshankar Mehta Chandrak in 1998 for ''Akathya'', Swami Sachchidanand Sanman in 2003, Darshak Award. He received [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] in 2009.<ref name=AGSI/> In 2017, [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] awarded him [[Sahityaratna Award]].<ref name="Times of India">{{cite web | title=Bhagwatikumar Sharma gets Sahitya Ratna Award | website=The Times of India | date=2017-03-16 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/bhagwatikumar-sharma-gets-sahitya-ratna-award/articleshow/57657981.cms | accessdate=2017-03-16}}</ref>
He received [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1977 and [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1984. He also received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1988 for his novel ''Asuryalok''.<ref name=gsp/><ref name=tw/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZoYAAAAIAAJ&q=Bhagwatikumar+Sharma|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary entries and index|volume=6|first=Amaresh|last=Datta|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|year=1994|access-date=2016-09-21|archive-date=2021-08-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801193314/https://books.google.com/books?id=xZoYAAAAIAAJ&q=Bhagwatikumar+Sharma|url-status=live}}</ref> He was conferred the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=SGU to award D.Litt to luminaries|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991019/ige19091p.html|date=18 October 1999|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=18 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726143057/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991019/ige19091p.html|archivedate=26 July 2014}}</ref> He received [[Kalapi Award]] in 2003. In 2011, he received the Harindra Dave Memorial Award for journalism and [[Vali Gujarati Gazal Award]] for his contribution to literature.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/|work=DeshGujarat|date=2 October 2012|accessdate=18 July 2014|place=Mumbai|archive-date=8 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208165834/https://www.deshgujarat.com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma awarded Vali Gujarati Ghazal Award|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/surat/Bhagwati-Kumar-Sharma-awarded-Vali-Gujarati-Ghazal-Award/articleshow/11735309.cms|date=Feb 3, 2012|accessdate=18 July 2014|place=Surat|work=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=23 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723171316/http://m.timesofindia.com/city/surat/Bhagwati-Kumar-Sharma-awarded-Vali-Gujarati-Ghazal-Award/articleshow/11735309.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> He also received Nachiketa award in 1999, Nandshankar Mehta Chandrak in 1998 for ''Akathya'', Swami Sachchidanand Sanman in 2003, Darshak Award. He received [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] in 2009.<ref name=AGSI/> In 2017, [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] awarded him [[Sahityaratna Award]].<ref name="Times of India">{{cite web | title=Bhagwatikumar Sharma gets Sahitya Ratna Award | website=The Times of India | date=2017-03-16 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/bhagwatikumar-sharma-gets-sahitya-ratna-award/articleshow/57657981.cms | accessdate=2017-03-16 | archive-date=2017-08-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825213421/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/bhagwatikumar-sharma-gets-sahitya-ratna-award/articleshow/57657981.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Bhagwatikumar Sharma
Sharma at Mumbai, 1999
Sharma at Mumbai, 1999
Native name
ભગવતીકુમાર હરગોવિંદ શર્મા
BornBhagwatikumar Hargovind Sharma
(1934-05-31)31 May 1934
Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died5 September 2018(2018-09-05) (aged 84)
Surat, Gujarat, India
Occupationauthor, journalist
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationB. A.
PeriodModern Gujarati literature
Notable works
Notable awards
Spouse
Jyotibahen
(
m. 1953; her death 2009)

Signature

Bhagwatikumar Sharma (31 May 1934 – 5 September 2018) was an Indian author and journalist who wrote in Gujarati. Born in Surat and educated in languages, he edited a daily for several years. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays and criticism. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Sharma was born in Surat on 31 May 1934 in Shrimali Brahmin family of Hargovind and Heeraben. His family was a native of Ahmedabad. His father was a pandit of Samveda. He completed the secondary school education in 1950 and left studies. He later completed his B. A. in Gujarati and English languages in 1968.[1][2][3]

He wrote his first poem, on the event of Mahatma Gandhi's death, on 31 January 1948. In 1951, his two sonnets were published for the first time in Gujaratmitra, a daily published from Surat. In 1953, he recited his poem for the first time in the poet meet. He joined the editing department of Gujarat Mitra in 1955. He served as the trustee of Kavi Narmad Yugavart Trust and vice-president of Narmad Sahityasabha, Surat. He also served as president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 2009 to 2011.[1][3]

He married Jyotiben in 1953. She died in 2009.[4]

Sharma died on 5 September 2018 in Surat.[5]

Works[edit | edit source]

His novels include Aarti ane Angara (1957), Man Nahi Mane (1962), Rikta (1968), Vyaktamadhya (1970), Samaydvip (1974), Urdhvamool (1981), Asuryalok (1987), Dwar Nahi Khule, Premyatra, Viti Jashe Aa Rat?, Padchhaya Sang Preet (1963), Na Kinaro, Na Mazdhar (1965), Hridaysharan, Nirvikalp (2006). Samaydvip deals with old Brahmin culture and modern sensibility. His short story collections include Deep Se Deep Jale (1959), Hridaydaan (1960), Ratrani, Chhinnabhinna (1967), Mahek Mali Gai, Tamane Ful Didhanu Yaad Nathi (1970), Kai Yaad Nathi (1974), Vyarth Kakko, Chhal Barakhadi (1979), Akathya (1994), Mangalya Kathao (2001) and Adabeed (1985). His selected stories are published as Bhagavatikumarni Shresth Vartao (1987). His collections of essays are Shabdateet (1980), Bistantu (1988), Hriday Sarasa (1995), Dandiya Dool (2005), Jadabatod (2006), Spandan. Supda Saf is collection of humorous essays while America Avje (1996) is his travelogue.[1][2][6][3]

He worked in different genres of poetry such as Ghazal, Geet, Sonnet etc. Sambhav (Ghazal collection), his first anthology, was published in 1974, followed by Chhando Chhe Pandada Jenan (1987), Nakhdarpan (1995), Jhalhal (1995), Adhi Aksharnu Chomasu (2002), Ujaagaro (2004), Ek Kagal Harivarne (2003), Gazalayan (2009) and Atmasaat (2010). Atmasaat is a collection of 72 sonnets dedicated to his wife, Jyoti, after her death. He has written biography, Saral Shatriji. He translated Sat Yugoslav Varta (1978), Ashadno Ek Divas (1979) and Alok Parva (1995). He edited Swasoshwas on the occasion of seventieth anniversary of Gani Dahiwala.[3] His poems are also compiled as Tamara Vina Saanj Duske Chadhi Chhe (2003) by Suresh Dalal, Shabdanu Saat Bhavnu Lenu Chhe (2009) and Gazalni Paalakhi (2009) by Ravindra Parekh and Kavyakalash by Bharati Dalal.

He has written his autobiography Surat Muj Ghayal Bhoomi.

Recognition[edit | edit source]

He received Kumar Chandrak in 1977 and Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984. He also received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988 for his novel Asuryalok.[1][6][7] He was conferred the Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) by Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in 1999.[8] He received Kalapi Award in 2003. In 2011, he received the Harindra Dave Memorial Award for journalism and Vali Gujarati Gazal Award for his contribution to literature.[9][10] He also received Nachiketa award in 1999, Nandshankar Mehta Chandrak in 1998 for Akathya, Swami Sachchidanand Sanman in 2003, Darshak Award. He received Narsinh Mehta Award in 2009.[3] In 2017, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him Sahityaratna Award.[11]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Bhagwatikumar Sharma" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 3977–3978. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in ગુજરાતી). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 177–182. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  4. Trivedi, Harshad (2014). Kavita ane Hun (A Creative process of Poem writing by various Gujarati writers). Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akadami. p. 117. ISBN 978-93-83317-34-9.
  5. "Gujarati author Bhagwatikumar Sharma dies". Press Trust of India. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018 – via Business Standard.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Emmanuel Sampath Nelson, Nalini Natarajan (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9780313287787. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  7. Datta, Amaresh (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Supplementary entries and index. Vol. 6. Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  8. "SGU to award D.Litt to luminaries". The Indian Express. 18 October 1999. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  9. "Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award". DeshGujarat. Mumbai. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  10. "Bhagwati Kumar Sharma awarded Vali Gujarati Ghazal Award". The Times of India. Surat. Feb 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  11. "Bhagwatikumar Sharma gets Sahitya Ratna Award". The Times of India. 2017-03-16. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-03-16.

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