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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox scientist<br />
| name = Dwijen Sharma<br />
| image = Dwijen Sharma.jpg<br />
| caption = Sharma in 2008<br />
| native_name = দ্বিজেন শর্মা<br />
| native_name_lang = bn<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1929|5|29|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Shimulia, [[Barlekha Upazila|Barlekha]], [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|09|15|1929|5|29|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
| nationality = Bangladeshi<br />
| field = Nature Conservation, Botany<br />
| work_institution = {{unbulleted list|Brojomohun College Barisal | [[Notre Dame College, Dhaka]] }}<br />
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[City College, Kolkata]]|[[University of Dhaka]]}}<br />
| known_for = Nature Conservation, science writer<br />
| prizes = {{unbulleted list|[[Bangla Academy Literary Award]]| [[Ekushey Padak]]}}<br />
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'''Dwijen Sharma''' (29 May 1929 – 15 September 2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/country/science-writer-dwijen-sharma-passes-away-1462570|title=Noted naturalist Dwijen Sharma passes away|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=15 September 2022}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi naturalist and science writer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gunijan.org.bd/GjProfDetails_action.php?GjProfId=8 |script-title=bn:দ্বিজেন শর্মা |trans-title=Dwijen Sharma |website=[[Gunijan|Gunijan Trust]] |language=Bengali |accessdate=17 April 2022}}</ref> He was awarded [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] in 1987 and [[Ekushey Padak]] in 2015 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] for his contribution in language and literature.<ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/14-honoured-with-ekushey-padak-2015-63901|title=14 honoured with Ekushey Padak 2015|publisher=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=9 February 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sharma was born in Shimulia village of [[Barlekha Upazila]] of [[Moulvibazar District]] in [[Sylhet Division]]. His father Chandrakand Sharma was a "Kobiraj" or rural doctor and his mother Mognomoyi Debi was a social worker. During his childhood, he was fond of visiting the forest of Patharia hill which is situated in Barlekha Upazila.<br />
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==Education and professional work==<br />
Sharma received his bachelor's degree from [[City College, Kolkata]]. He earned his master's degree in botany in 1958 from the [[University of Dhaka]]. He then joined Brojomohun College, Barisal. In 1962 he left [[Barisal]] to join the faculty of [[Notre Dame College, Dhaka]] and worked until 1974. Then, he moved to [[Moscow]] to work for [[Progress Publishers]] as a translator.<br />
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He moved back to Bangladesh in 2000 and joined [[Banglapedia]] (National Encyclopedia Of Bangladesh) Project, [[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] as an editor and translator of biology. He served as vice president of Asiatic Society for 3 years. An encyclopedia of the flora and fauna of Bangladesh in 56 volumes was published by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh while he was the president of the publishing committee.<ref name=sunshine/><br />
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==Honors and awards==<br />
* Kudrat-i-Khuda Gold medal<br />
* [[Bangla Academy Literary Award]] (1987)<br />
* Nature Preservation Award by [[Channel i]] (2011)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=196505|title=Prof Dwijen Sharma awarded|date=31 July 2011|publisher=The Daily Star|accessdate=17 April 2022}}</ref><br />
* M Nurul Qader Children's Literature Award<br />
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (2015)<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Sharma was married to Devi Sharma, a former professor at [[Central Women's University]].<ref name=sunshine>{{cite news |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/sunshine-on-his-shoulders/|title=Sunshine on His Shoulders|date=19 July 2013|author=Amitava Kar|accessdate=17 April 2015|work=The Daily Star}}</ref> They have one son and one daughter. Sharma's niece [[Manisha Chakraborty]] is a Bangladeshi politician.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.newagebd.net/article/46012/article/articlelist/323/Cartoon|title=Wind of change: a young aspiring politician|last=|first=|date=15 July 2018|work=New Age |language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Books==<br />
Sharma wrote more than 30 books.<ref name=sunshine/> Some notable ones are as follows.<br />
* Shamoli Nishorgo (Green Nature)<br />
* Shomajtontre Boshobash (Living in Socialism)<br />
* Jiboner Shesh Nei (No End To Life)<br />
* Phoolgulo Jeno Kotha (Each Flower Is A Word)<br />
* Biggan Shikkha O Daiboddhotar Nirikh ( Science Education and Our Responsibilities) <br />
* Nishorgo Nirman O Nandonik Bhabna (Building the Environment and Related Thoughts)<br />
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