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[[File:Krishna Chandra Sharma Bhikkhu.jpg|thumb|KC Sharma was DG All India Radio]]<br />
'''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.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Sharma was born on 12 October 1923 in [[Kankhal]], [[Haridwar district|Haridwar]], [[India]]. He completed his primary education there. As part of this education he studied Hindi literature in [[Varanasi|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]].<br />
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Nand Dulare Bajpai encouraged him to write and patiently read all that he had written during the week. <br />
[[File:At Allahabad radio station 1955.jpg|thumb|At Allahabad radio station 1955 (Left from right)]]<br />
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He married Shakuntala Sharma in 1953. They have one daughter Shubhra Sharma.<br />
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=== Death ===<br />
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Sharma died of [[Cerebral hemorrhage|brain hemorrhage]] on 29 September 2003.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He joined AIR as a program executive in the 1950s and rose to the highest post as the Director General.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2003/rsep2003/29092003/r290920039.html|title=PIB Press Releases|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref><ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jagdish-chand-appointed-as-chairman-of-central-board-of-direct-taxes/1/402044.html ''Jagdish Chand appointed as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes.''] India Today website. Accessed 28 May 2016.</ref><br />
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== Literary works ==<br />
[[File:KC Sharma in conversation with Notable poet Dinkar.jpg|thumb|KC Sharma in conversation with notable poet Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar']]<br />
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]].<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88-16/ ''Maut Ki Sarai''] World category organisation</ref><br />
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* ''Admi Ka Bachcha''<br />
* ''Ghar Ka Bada''<br />
* ''Sankranti''<br />
* ''Bhanwar Jaal''<br />
* ''Mrityu Ki Minaar'' (short story collection)<br />
* ''Roop Lakshmi'' (play)<br />
* ''Sone Ka Mrig''<br />
* ''Naag Phani'' (trilogy part one)<br />
* ''Som Devta Ki Ghati'' (durva)<br />
* ''Maha Shraman Sune''<br />
* ''Kala Paththar'' (collection of short stories)<br />
* ''Astangata''<ref>[http://www.hindibooks.8m.com/Fiction-NovelsNPlays.htm ''Astangata''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123002036/http://www.hindibooks.8m.com/Fiction-NovelsNPlays.htm |date=23 January 2017 }} Hindi Books at 8m.com website Accessed 1 June 2016</ref><br />
* ''Revati'' (trilogy part two)<br />
* ''Lal Dhaang''<br />
* ''Maut Ki Sarai'' <br />
* ''Yogmaya''<br />
* ''Chandanvan Ki Aag'' (trilogy part three)<br />
* ''Rakt Yatra''<br />
* ''Ek Aur Yayati''<br />
* ''Bela Phule Aadhi Raat'' (collection of short stories)<br />
* ''Kadachit''<br />
* ''Tathapi''<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
In 1997, Sharma was recognised by the Delhi [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's national academy of letters. He also received the Shalaka Samman, the lowest award of the Hindi Academy.<ref>[http://en.bharatdiscovery.org/india/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8 ''शलाका सम्मान''] Bharat Discovery organisation website.</ref><br />
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