Narayan Singh Bhati


Dr.Narayan Singh Bhati was a prominent writer in Rajasthani language. His son is Girdhar Gopal Singh Bhati and his grandson is Jaiwant Singh Bhati.

Works

He was the founder and director of Rajasthani Research Institute based at Chopasani Jodhpur since 1955 until 1993. He was deeply involved in preservation of old Rajasthani literature.
His works include Meeran, Sanjh, Paramvir, Olun, Jivan Dhan, Sources of Socio-Economic History of Rajasthan and Malwa.

Awards

He has been awarded by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi for his poetry Barsan Ra Degoda Dungar Langhiyan in 1981. He has also been awarded by the Rajasthan Sahitya Akademi's Prithviraj Prize. He received the
Padma Shri in the year 2010.