Radheshyam Sharma

Radheshyam Sharma
BornRadheshyam Sitaram Sharma
(1936-01-05)5 January 1936
Vavol, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Died9 September 2021(2021-09-09) (aged 85)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
OccupationPoet, Novelist, Short story writer, Critic
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materGujarat College
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SpouseSharda Vyas (1952 - present)
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Radheshyam Sharma (5 January 1936 – 9 September 2021) was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer, critic and compiler from the state of Gujarat, India. He is known in Gujarati literature for his experimental novels Fero (1968) and Swapnatirtha (1979). His other significant works include Aansu Ane Chandaranu (1963), and Gujarati Navalkatha (with Raghuvir Chaudhari; 1974), a work of literary criticism on Gujarati novels. Sharma was awarded the Gujarati literary honours Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, in 2004, and Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak, in 1995.