Raghuveer Chaudhari
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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. In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University.
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Born | (1938-12-05) 5 December 1938 (age 85) Bapupura near Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
Occupation | author |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Notable works | Amrita (1965) |
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Children | Sanjay Chaudhary, Drashti Patel, Kirti Chaudhary, Surta Mehta |
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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 many literary organisations.