Bhagwati Charan Verma

Author

Indian writer

1903 - 1981

country of citizenship: India, British India, Dominion of India
language of expression: Hindi
educated at: Allahabad University
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 one of the leading writers in Hindi. He wrote many novels, his best work was Chitralekha (1934), which was made into two successful Hindi films, 1941 and 1964. 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.
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