Raghuveer Chaudhari[note 1] is a novelist, poet and critic from
Gujarat, India. He has also worked as a columnist for numerous
newspapers, such as Sandesh, Janmabhumi, Nirikshaka and Divya Bhaskar.
He was a teacher at the Gujarat University until his retirement in
1998. His most significant contributions have been in Gujarati
language but he has also written Hindi articles. He received the
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977, for his novel trilogy Uparvas. He
received Jnanpith Award, considered to be India's highest literary
award, in 2015.Raghuveer Chaudhari started his career writing novels
and poetry, and later ventured into other forms of literature. He
authored more than 80 books and received numerous literary awards. He
also served for many literary organisations.Raghuveer Chaudhari was
born on 5 December 1938, in Bapupura village near Gandhinagar,
Gujarat, to Dalsinh and Jeeviben, a religious farming couple. He was
from JAT family. He completed primary and secondary education in
Mansa, Gujarat. He received a B.A. in 1960 and M.A. in Hindi language
and literature in 1962 from Gujarat University. In 1979, Chaudhari
also received a PhD for his Comparative Study of Hindi and Gujarati
Verbal Roots at the same university.[1]
Gujarat, India. He has also worked as a columnist for numerous
newspapers, such as Sandesh, Janmabhumi, Nirikshaka and Divya Bhaskar.
He was a teacher at the Gujarat University until his retirement in
1998. His most significant contributions have been in Gujarati
language but he has also written Hindi articles. He received the
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977, for his novel trilogy Uparvas. He
received Jnanpith Award, considered to be India's highest literary
award, in 2015.Raghuveer Chaudhari started his career writing novels
and poetry, and later ventured into other forms of literature. He
authored more than 80 books and received numerous literary awards. He
also served for many literary organisations.Raghuveer Chaudhari was
born on 5 December 1938, in Bapupura village near Gandhinagar,
Gujarat, to Dalsinh and Jeeviben, a religious farming couple. He was
from JAT family. He completed primary and secondary education in
Mansa, Gujarat. He received a B.A. in 1960 and M.A. in Hindi language
and literature in 1962 from Gujarat University. In 1979, Chaudhari
also received a PhD for his Comparative Study of Hindi and Gujarati
Verbal Roots at the same university.[1]
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