Krishna Chandra Sharma, also known as Bhikkhu (12 October 1923 – 29 September 2003), was an Indian radio broadcaster and author. He was the Director General of All India Radio from 1980 to 1981. He was a noted novelist and wrote over twenty literary works in his lifetime.
He joined AIR as a program executive in the 1950s and rose to the highest post as the Director General.[1][2]
Literary worksedit
KC Sharma in conversation with notable poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
With coauthors Naag Phani, Revati and Chandanvan Ki Aag, Sharma wrote the first Hindi language trilogy. His novel, Maut Ki Sarai was based on the story of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution.[3]
Bela Phule Aadhi Raat (collection of short stories)
Kadachit
Tathapi
Awardsedit
In 1997, Sharma was recognised by the Delhi Sahitya Akademi, India's national academy of letters. He also received the Shalaka Samman, the lowest award of the Hindi Academy.[5]
Referencesedit
^ ab"PIB Press Releases". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^Jagdish Chand appointed as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes. India Today website. Accessed 28 May 2016.
^Astangata 23 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine Hindi Books at 8m.com website Accessed 1 June 2016
^शलाका सम्मान Bharat Discovery organisation website.
May 03, 2024
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