Bhanwar Singh Samaur

Bhanwar Singh Samaur (born 15 August 1943) is an Indian writer, poet, historian, and social worker from Rajasthan. Samaur is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 (in Rajasthani language) for his work Sanskriti ri Sanatana Deeth. His career has spanned more than 50 years including works on history, literature, and poetry in Rajasthani as well as Hindi. Dr. Samaur is a retired Hindi Lecturer from Lohia Postgraduate College, Churu.

In February 2020, he was awarded the Kavi Shri Kag Bapu Lok Sahitya Award.

Early life and education Samaur was born on 15 August 1943 in Bobasar village in Churu, Rajasthan. His father was Ujeen Dan and grandfather was Chaturdan Samaur.

Samaur completed his Master of Arts in Hindi Literature from Rajasthan University.

Career Samaur taught as Lecturer in Hindi at Lohia Postgraduate College in Churu, Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Sabadkosh Linguist Committee 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.

Published works

Cāraṇa baḍī amolaka cīja (in Hindi). Cāraṇa Sāhitya Śodha Saṃsthāna. 1989. Jīvana Kaviyā, Bhaṃvara Siṃha Sāmaura (1996). Maraṇa-tyūṃhāra (in Hindi). Rājasthānī Sāhitya Saṃsthāna. (मरण त्योहार) Sāmora, Bhaṃvarasiṃha (1987). Loka pūjya deviyām̐ (in Hindi). Cāraṇa Sāhitya Śodha Saṃsthāna. (लोक पुज्य देवियाँ) Prachin Rajasthani Kavya Sangrah (प्राचीन राजस्थानी काव्य संग्रह) Lok Niti Kavya (लोक नीति काव्य)

Awards

Kavi Shri Kag Bapu Lok Sahitya Award