Dharamvir Bharati
| Dr. Dharamvir Bharati धर्मवीर भारती |
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| Born |
25 December 1926 Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, British India |
| Died | 4 September 1997 (aged 70) Bombay |
| 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) |
Dr. Dharamvir Bharati (धर्मवीर भारती) (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 his death in 1997.
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.
Dharamvir Bharati was born on 25 December 1926 in a Kayastha Family of Allahabad to Chiranji Lal and Chanda devi. The family underwent considerable financial hardships after his father died early. He had a sister, Dr. Veerbala.
He did his MA in Hindi from Allahabad University in 1946 and won the "Chintamani Ghosh Award" for securing highest marks in Hindi.
Dharamvir Bharati was the sub-editor for magazines Abhyudaya and Sangam during this period. He completed his PhD in 1954 under Dr. Dhirendra Verma on the topic of "Siddha Sahitya" and was appointed lecturer in Hindi at Allahabad University. The 1950s were the most creative period in Bharati's life: He wrote many novels, dramas, poems, essays, and critical works during this phase.
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