| Name(s) |
RAM VILAS SHARMA |
| Date of
Birth |
October 10, 1912 |
| Date of
Death |
May 30, 2000 |
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Identity |
Indian literary critic, linguist, poet and
thinker. |
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Other Events &
Developments |
- He came into limelight as a critic in 1939 with his
scholarly paper on Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala',
presented at a session of Hindi Sahitya Sammelan.
- A noted poet of the progressive period.
- His study of Nirala's Ram ki shakti puja, Tulsidas,
Saroj-smriti and parimal is a model of creative
criticism.
- A stanch Socialist both in
thought and deed.
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Awards and Accolades |
- Sahitya Akademi Award in 1970 for
his Nirala ki Sahitya Sadhana.
- His massive work Bharat ke Pracheen bhasha parivar aur
Hindi won him the first Vyas Samman (1991)
instituted by the K. K. Birla Foundation.
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