Bhagwatikumar Sharma

Bhagwatikumar Sharma (31 May 1934 – 5 September 2018) was an Indian author and journalist. He wrote in Gujarati. He edited a daily for several years. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, essays and criticism. He won the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1984 and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1988.
He wrote his first poem, on event of Mahatma Gandhi's death, on 31 January 1948.
He joined the editing department of "Gujarat Mitra" in 1955. He was the trustee of Kavi Narmad Yugavart Trust and vice-president of Narmad Sahityasabha, Surat. He also was president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 2009 to 2011.
Sharma died on 5 September 2018 in Surat, aged 84.