1. Dharamvir Bharati was a renowned Hindi poet, author, playwright and a social thinker of India.
10 Facts About Dharamvir Bharati
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Dharamvir Bharati was the chief editor of the popular Hindi weekly magazine Dharmayug, from 1960 till 1987.
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Dharamvir Bharati was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in Playwriting in 1988, given by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama.
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Dharamvir Bharati was born on 25 December 1926 in a Kayastha Family of Allahabad to Chiranji Lal and Chanda devi.
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Dharamvir Bharati did his MA in Hindi from Allahabad University in 1946 and won the "Chintamani Ghosh Award" for securing highest marks in Hindi.
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Dharamvir Bharati was the sub-editor for magazines Abhyudaya and Sangam during this period.
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Dharamvir Bharati completed his PhD in 1954 under Dr Dhirendra Verma on the topic of "Siddha Sahitya" and was appointed lecturer in Hindi at Allahabad University.
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Dr Dharamvir Bharati married in 1954 and later divorced Kanta Dharamvir Bharati with whom he had a daughter: Parmita.
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Dharamvir Bharati developed heart ailments and died after a brief illness in 1997.
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Dr Dharamvir Bharati: documentary directed by young story writer Uday Prakash for Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, 1999.