Ram Vilas Sharma (10 October 1912 – 30 May 2000) was a progressive literary critic, linguist, poet and thinker.[1] He was born in Unchgaon Sani, Unnao District, Uttar Pradesh.[1] In a career spanning nearly five decades, Sharma authored over 50 books. He was the recipient of many awards including the Sahitya Academy award, Bharat Bharati, Shalaka Samman, Vyas Samman, and the Shatabdi Samman just last week.[2]
Ram Vilas Sharma
Born
(1912-10-10)10 October 1912 Unchagaon Sani, Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh
Sharma was born on 10 October 1912 at Unchagaon Sani of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh.[4] He received his early education in his native village and at Jhansi.[1] He went to Lucknow and gained his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in English Literature.[1]
Careeredit
He started his career as a lecturer at Lucknow University, and then moved to Balwant Rajput College, Agra, as head of the English department.[1] He retired finally as Director of KM Hindi Institute, Agra.[1] Basically a critic, he gave new dimension to biographical-historical criticism, and analysed linguistic and literary issues from a Marxist viewpoint.[1]
His study of Nirala's Ram ki shakti puja, Tulsidas, Saroj-smriti and parimal is a model of creative criticism.[1] He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1970 for his Nirala ki Sahitya Sadhana (in 3 parts).[1] His massive work Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi won him the first Vyas Samman (1991) instituted by the K. K. Birla Foundation.[1] He was Socialist both in thought and deed.[5]
In his assessment of Acharya Shukla (Acharya Ramchandra Shukla aur Hindi Alochana) critic Sharma emphasises the fact that the writer opposed feudal and courtly literature as it did not give a true picture of the life of the common people and contemporary society.[1]
vilas, sharma, confused, with, bilas, sharma, politician, october, 1912, 2000, progressive, literary, critic, linguist, poet, thinker, born, unchgaon, sani, unnao, district, uttar, pradesh, career, spanning, nearly, five, decades, sharma, authored, over, books. Not to be confused with Ram Bilas Sharma politician Ram Vilas Sharma 10 October 1912 30 May 2000 was a progressive literary critic linguist poet and thinker 1 He was born in Unchgaon Sani Unnao District Uttar Pradesh 1 In a career spanning nearly five decades Sharma authored over 50 books He was the recipient of many awards including the Sahitya Academy award Bharat Bharati Shalaka Samman Vyas Samman and the Shatabdi Samman just last week 2 Ram Vilas SharmaBorn 1912 10 10 10 October 1912Unchagaon Sani Unnao district Uttar PradeshDied30 May 2000 2000 05 30 aged 87 OccupationWriterIn 1939 he wrote a scholarly paper on Suryakant Tripathi Nirala presented at a session of Hindi Sahitya Sammelan 1 3 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Works 3 1 Assessment of Acharya Shukla 4 List of works 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editSharma was born on 10 October 1912 at Unchagaon Sani of Unnao district Uttar Pradesh 4 He received his early education in his native village and at Jhansi 1 He went to Lucknow and gained his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in English Literature 1 Career editHe started his career as a lecturer at Lucknow University and then moved to Balwant Rajput College Agra as head of the English department 1 He retired finally as Director of KM Hindi Institute Agra 1 Basically a critic he gave new dimension to biographical historical criticism and analysed linguistic and literary issues from a Marxist viewpoint 1 Sharma died on 30 May 2000 4 Works editHis study of Nirala s Ram ki shakti puja Tulsidas Saroj smriti and parimal is a model of creative criticism 1 He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1970 for his Nirala ki Sahitya Sadhana in 3 parts 1 His massive work Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi won him the first Vyas Samman 1991 instituted by the K K Birla Foundation 1 He was Socialist both in thought and deed 5 Among the Hindi writers those who impressed him most besides Nirala the poet are Acharya Shukla the critic Bhartendu the pioneer and Premchand the novelist 1 He took them up for detailed study and wrote authentic literary criticism on them though from the progressive angle 1 He analysed their personality and brought out their contribution to Hindi literature 1 According to him Bhartendu Harishchandra Premchand and Nirala are outstanding not only as litterateurs but also as men endowed with magnanimity of soul 1 Assessment of Acharya Shukla edit In his assessment of Acharya Shukla Acharya Ramchandra Shukla aur Hindi Alochana critic Sharma emphasises the fact that the writer opposed feudal and courtly literature as it did not give a true picture of the life of the common people and contemporary society 1 List of works editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bharatiya Sahitya ki Bhumika Nirala ki Sahitya Sadhana 3 volumes Premchand aur unka yug Acharya Ramchandra Shukla aur Hindi alochna Bhartendu Harishchandra aur Hindi navjagaran ki samasyayen Bhartendu Yug aur Hindi bhasha ki vikas parampara Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi aur Hindi navjagaran Nai kavita aur astitvavad Bharat ki bhasha samasya Astha aur saundarya Bhasha aur samaj Parampara ka mulyankan Bharat mein angrazi raj aur marxvad 2 volumes Marx aur pichde huye samaj Ghar ki baat Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur Hindi 3 volumes Dhool aitihasik bhashavigyan aur hindi Pragati aur ParamparaSee also editList of Indian writersReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Lal Mohan 1992 Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature Sahitya Akademi p 820 ISBN 978 81 260 1221 3 Died India Today 10 July 2012 Retrieved 25 November 2021 Das Sisir Kumar 1995 A History of Indian literature Sahitya Akademi p 908 ISBN 978 81 7201 798 9 a b Saha Ranjit Kumar September October 2000 Ram Vilas Sharma 1912 2000 Indian Literature New Delhi Sahitya Akademi 44 5 158 161 JSTOR 23343450 nbsp George K M ed 1992 Modern Indian Literature an Anthology Sahitya Akademi ISBN 978 81 7201 324 0 External links editR V Sharma at Kavita Kosh Hindi Portals nbsp Biography nbsp India nbsp Literature nbsp Linguistics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ram Vilas Sharma amp oldid 1182261285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
