Dr. Bhanwar Singh Samaur | |
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Born | Bobasar, Churu (Bikaner State) | 15 August 1943
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Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | University of Rajasthan |
Notable works | Rajasthani Shakti Kavya Sanskriti ri Sanatan Deeth Contents |
Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2020) Kavi Kag Award (2020) |
Spouse | Kusum Kanwar |
Bhanwar Singh Samaur (born 15 August 1943) is an Indian writer, poet, historian, and social worker from Rajasthan. [1] Samaur is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 (in Rajasthani language) for his work Sanskriti ri Sanatana Deeth. [2] His career has spanned more than 50 years including works on history, literature, and poetry in Rajasthani as well as Hindi. [3] Dr. Samaur is a retired Hindi Lecturer from Lohia Postgraduate College, Churu. [4]
Samaur is considered an expert on Marwari (Rajasthani) language. His ongoing work is Rajasthani (Marwari)-English-Hindi Dictionary. [5]
In February 2020, he was awarded the Kavi Shri Kag Bapu Lok Sahitya Award. [6]
Samaur was born on 15 August 1943 in Bobasar village in Churu, Rajasthan. His father was Ujeen Dan and grandfather was Chaturdan Samaur. [7]
Samaur completed his Master of Arts in Hindi Literature (MA Hindi) from Rajasthan University. [4]
Samaur taught as Lecturer in Hindi at Lohia Postgraduate College in Churu, Rajasthan. [4] He also served as the Vice-Principal of Government Girls College, Ratangarh. [1]
Samaur's Yugantarakari Sanyasi (युगान्तरकारी सन्यासी) book was released by the Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth in Mauritius. [7]
Samaur is also a pioneer in social service, through Lokbharti Bhawan in Bobasar, started the library movement, social service camps so that no one should sleep hungry. The latter program was later accepted by the state government and expanded in Rajasthan. Samaur also helped in the establishment of libraries in around 50 villages of Gujarat. [3]
Bhanwar Singh also chaired sessions during the Sahitya Akademi seminar in 2006. [8]
Samaur is a member of Linguistic Experts Committee formed for the development of Rajasthani Sabadkosh Project, which aims to digitalise & expand the works Padma Shri Dr. Sitaram Lalas on Rajasthani language. [9]
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