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Krishna Chandra Sharma, also known as Bhikkhu (12 October 1923 - 29 September 2003), was an Indian radio broadcaster and author. He was the Director General of All India Radio from 1980 to 1981. He was a noted novelist and wrote over twenty literary works in his lifetime.
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Early life
Sharma was born on October 12, 1923 in Kankhal, Haridwar, India. He completed his primary education there. As part of this education he studied Hindi literature in Banaras. His teachers included Ram Chandra Shukla, Nand Dulare Bajpai, Keshav Prasad Mishra, Jagannath Sharma and Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. He studied Buddhism and Pali and completed his BA, MA, and LLB at Banaras Hindu University.
Nand Dulare Bajpai encouraged him to write and patiently read all that he had written during the week.
He married Shakuntala Sharma in 1953. They have one daughter Shubhra Sharma.
Death
Sharma died of brain hemorrhage on September 29, 2003.
Career
He joined AIR as a program executive in the 1950s and rose to the highest post as the Director General.
Literary works
With coauthors Naag Phani, Revati and Chandanvan Ki Aag, Sharma wrote the first Hindi language trilogy. His novel, Maut Ki Sarai was based on the story of Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution.
Awards
In 1997, Sharma was recognised by the Delhi Sahitya Akademi, India's national academy of letters. He also received the Shalaka Samman, the highest award of the Hindi Academy.