1. Radheshyam Sharma was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer, critic and compiler from the state of Gujarat, India.
15 Facts About Radheshyam Sharma
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Radheshyam Sharma is known in Gujarati literature for his experimental novels Fero and Swapnatirtha.
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Radheshyam Sharma was born on 5 January 1936 to Sitaram and Chanchal Bahen, known as Padmavati, in Vavol, a village in Gandhinagar district, Gujarat.
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Radheshyam Sharma's family came from Rupal village in north Gujarat.
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Radheshyam Sharma inherited his religious leanings from his father Sitaram, a priest.
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Radheshyam Sharma completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Gujarati and Psychology at Gujarat College in 1957, and studied towards a Master of Arts at the Gujarat University School of Languages but did not sit for examination due to writer's cramp.
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Radheshyam Sharma was editor of the religious periodical Dharmalok from 1965 to 1983.
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Radheshyam Sharma was editor of Akram Vigyan, a religious monthly founded by Dada Bhagwan.
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Radheshyam Sharma is associated with the publishing house Akar Prakashan.
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Radheshyam Sharma married Sharda Vyas in 1952, and they had three sons.
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Radheshyam Sharma's works reflect the new sensitivity and characteristics of contemporary writers.
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Radheshyam Sharma's first publication was a short story called "Badsoorat".
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Radheshyam Sharma was awarded the literary honours Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 2012, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2004, and Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak in 1995, for his contributions to Gujarati literature.
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Radheshyam Sharma is the recipient of the Anantrai Raval Award, the Ashok Harsh Award, and the Chandulal Selarka Award.
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Radheshyam Sharma has won prizes from the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.