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Arjun Deo Charan (born 1954) is a
Rajasthani Rajasthani may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Rajasthan, a state of India * Rajasthani languages, a group of Indic languages spoken there * Rajasthani people, the native inhabitants of the state * Rajasthani architecture, Indian ar ...
poet, critic, playwright, theatre director and translator. A prominent figure in
Indian theatre Theatre of India is one of the most ancient forms of theatre and it features a detailed textual, sculptural, and dramatic effects which emerged in mid first millennium BC. Like in the areas of music and dance, the Indian theatre is also defin ...
, he is among the country's top 10 theatre personalities.


Early life

Charan was born on 10 May 1954 in the village of
Mathania, Jodhpur Marwar Mathania is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India. Mathania is popular for its red chillies. Transportation Mathania is connected to the city of Jodhpur via the Jodhpur-Phalodi state highway and other public transportation s ...
. His father Renvat Dan Charan also was an eminent Rajasthani poet and socialist, who had won
Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...
for his notable work ''Uchhalo''. Charan has been the Head of Department of
Rajasthani Language The Rajasthani languages are a group of Western Indo-Aryan languages, primarily spoken in Rajasthan and Malwa, and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India and South Punjab and the adjacent areas of Sindh in Pakistan. T ...
in the
Jai Narain Vyas University Jai Narain Vyas University (JNVU, formerly known as University of Jodhpur) is an educational institution in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. The institution is the only residential university in the state, catering mainly to the needs of students of ...
,
Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
. He has been selected as Chairman of Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi,
Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
on 26 November 2011 for three years. The K. K. Birla Foundation has awarded the 21st Bihari Puraskar for 2011 to Arjun Deo Charan for his Rajasthani poetry collection ''Ghar Tau Ek Nam Hai Bhrosai Rau''. He has been awarded by
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, Delhi for his book ''Dharam Judh'' in 1992. He also has been awarded by Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi for his contribution to the
Rajasthani language The Rajasthani languages are a group of Western Indo-Aryan languages, primarily spoken in Rajasthan and Malwa, and adjacent areas of Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in India and South Punjab and the adjacent areas of Sindh in Pakistan. T ...
theatre in 1999. Arjun Deo Charan is the founder of Rammat Theatre Group,
Jodhpur Jodhpur () is the second-largest city of the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, after its capital Jaipur. As of 2023, the city has a population of 1.83 million. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Jodhpur district and ...
, which is one of the prestigious theatre group of country. Charan's plays have been performed on several National and International theatre festivals including
Bharat Rang Mahotsav Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) (भारत रंग महोत्सव) or the National Theatre Festival, started in 1999, is the annual theatre festival organised by National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi. The festival was started to showca ...
. Charan has performed his play in
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,
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. Charan's play ''Meh Raja The Parja'' was performed in 3rd Rajasthani Annual International Art Festival in
Jaipur Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
.


Published works

* Charan, Arjun Dev.
Virasat
' (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. * Charan, Arjun Deo. (2021).
Pancham Veda
' (in Hindi). Gayatri Parakashan. * Charan, Arjun Deo. (2022).
Jagadamba
' (in Hindi). Gayatri Parakashan. * Charan, Arjun Dev (1 January 2003).
Adhunik Punjabi Kavita
' (in Hindi). Sahitya Akademi Publications. . * Charan, Arjun Dev (1 January 2006).
Dharmyuddh
' (in Hindi). Sāhitya Akādemī. . * Charan, Arjun Dev (1 January 2003).
Satyaprakāśa Jośī
' (in Hindi). Sāhitya Akādemī. . * Cāraṇa, Arjunadeva (2002).
Bagata rī bārakhaṛī
' (in Hindi). Kavi Prakāśana. . * Cāraṇa, Arjunadeva (1998).
Rājasthānī kahāṇī, paramparā-vikāsa
' (in Hindi). Rājasthānī Sāhitya Saṃsthāna.


Awards

* Rajasthani Sahitya Akademi – Award, 1980 *
Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...
, New Delhi Award, 1992. * Suryamal Mishran Shikhar Award of Rajasthani Bhasa Sahitya Evam Sanskriti Akademi, 1997 * Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, 1999 * Maru-Parampara Samman, 2004. * Bihari Puraskar, K.K Birla Foundation, 2011 *
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...
, New Delhi, 2012 *
Kavi Kag Award Kavi Kag Award ( Gujarati: કવિ કાગ ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award named after the Gujarati poet Dula Bhaya Kag, given to folk artists, writers, scholars and institutions for contributions to Gujarati folk as well as Charan liter ...
, 2016


References


Language has never been a deterrent


External links


धर्मयुद्ध (Dharmayuddh)


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