Narayan Singh Bhati

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Dr.Narayan Singh Bhati (1930– 18 April 1994) was a prominent writer in Rajasthani language. His son is Girdhar Gopal Singh Bhati and his grandson is Jaiwant Singh Bhati.

Works[edit]

He was the founder and director of Rajasthani Research Institute based at Chopasani Jodhpur since 1955 until 1993. He was deeply involved in preservation of old Rajasthani literature.[1]

His works include Meeran, Sanjh, Paramvir, Olun, Jivan Dhan, Sources of Socio-Economic History of Rajasthan and Malwa (1700-900AD).

Awards[edit]

He has been awarded by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi for his poetry Barsan Ra Degoda Dungar Langhiyan in 1981.[2] He has also been awarded by the Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi's Prithviraj Prize.[3] He received the Padma Shri in the year 2010.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Rajasthani Shodh Sansthan". Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  2. RAJASTHANI (Since 1974) Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. K. M. George (ed.). "N.S. Bhati". Modern Indian Literature-An Anthology. N. p. 1147. ISBN 81-7201-324-8.
  4. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.