Divakar Sharma

Background

Divakar Sharma received his tutelage in history and culture from his father, the Sanskrit scholar Vidyavachaspati Vidyadhar Shastri and his father’s younger brother, Professor Dasharatha Sharma.

Education

He received his Master of Arts (Master of Arts) from Kota and a Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) degree from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Career

Divakar Sharma was appointed as Lecturer in Sanskrit at the Dungar College, Bikaner and retired from that position in 1991. He then headed an institution for research and promotion of Sanskrit, Hindi and Rajasthani literature, the Hindi Vishwa Bharati Anusandhan Parishad, Bikaner. Additionally he was the editor of the institution’s principal research publication Vishwambhara.

Divakar Sharma was the editor of the quarterly Hindi Vishwa Bharati publication Vishwambhara.

Foreign an extended period he was also the editor of the Rajasthani Gyanpith Sansthan"s principal periodical Rajasthani Ganga. He also served on the editorial boards of the periodicals Varada, Vaicharaki and Kala-Darshan.

He was a member and official of many other literary and cultural organizations.

Achievements

• He was honored at the Vishisht Vidvat Samman by the Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy, Jaipur and as Vishist Sahityakar by the Rajasthan Sahitya Academy, Udaipur. Numerous cultural and literary organizations of Rajasthan also conferred honors on him.

Membership

Divakar Sharma was a member of the Board of Directors of the Rajasthan Sahitya Academy, Udaipur and treasurer of the Rajasthani Language and Culture Academy. He was a member and official of many other literary and cultural organizations.