Bhagwati Charan Verma
1903
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1981
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country of citizenship: India, British Raj, Dominion of India
languages spoken, written or signed: Hindi
educated at: University of Allahabad
occupation: politician, writer
award received: Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Bhushan
position held: Member of Rajya Sabha
Bhagwati Charan Verma (30 August 1903 – 5 October 1981) was a Hindi author. He wrote many novels, his best work was Chitralekha (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films in 1941 and 1964 respectively. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his epic five-part novel, Bhoole Bisre Chitra in 1961 and Padma Bhushan in 1971. He was also nominated to Rajya Sabha in 1978. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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