Jhabarmal Sharma - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Jhabarmal Sharma was a noted journalist and historian of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

state in India. He was a recipient of the Maharana Mewar award. He wrote several books in Hindi

Hindi

Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...

on history. He received the Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...

in 1982.

His works include Guleri Granthawali (three volumes) and Sikar Ka Ithias.

In commemoration of Jhabarmal Sharma, a memorial lecture is organised by the Rajasthan Patrika and the Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism University, Bhopal. The “Pandit Jhabarmal Sharma Journalism Award’’ is given by the Jhabarmal Sharma Museum and Journalism Research Centre, of Jaipur

Jaipur

Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....

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To recoginize his contribution for Hindi Literature a falicitation book "Pt. Jhabar Mal Sharma Abhinandan Granth" was published in his honour in 1977 by Rajasthan Manch.

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