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Prof. Champa Sharma is a noted Dogri author and poet known for her contributions to the promotion and preservation of Dogri language in Jammu and Kashmir as well as other Dogri speaking regions of Himachal Pradesh.

Early Life and Education

Prof. Champa Sharma was born in Daghore, Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir in a Brahmin family. She has graduated in B.Ed. M.A (Sanskrit) and Ph.D (Sanskrit) from University of Jammu. She has also graduated with M.A in Dogri language (Shiromani). After teaching at a private college in the initial part of her career, she taught at the Post Graduate Department of Sanskrit at University of Jammu for a period of 5 years before joining Dogri Research Centre as a Senior Fellow and Director. While being associated with the Dogri Research Centre, Prof. Champa Sharma worked on securing a full-fledged Post Graduate Department status for Dogri language at University of Jammu and was appointed the first Head of Department of Dogri at University of Jammu. preservatno

Literary Career

Prof. Champa Sharma has authored 18 original works along with several translation works from languages ranging from English, Hindi into Dogri.

Awards and Recognitions

She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi for her original poetry work, "Cheten Di Rhol" in 2008.

Prof. Champa Sharma has recently translated the best selling English book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari written by Robin Sharma in Dogri language. A book review of her Dogri translated work was published in the English daily newspaper published out of Jammu, The Daily Excelsior, authored by Sh. O.P Sharma on August 21, 2016

Prof. Champa Sharma has recently been nominated to be the Dogri representative on the Central Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages.

References

  1. "Champa Sharma, Author at Dogri & Dogras". Dogri & Dogras. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  2. "Sahitya Akademi, JKAACL organize 'Meet the Author' programme". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  3. "Bestseller book with tips for vibrant living". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  4. "Prof Champa Sharma to represent Dogri on JKAACL panel - Kashmir Times". www.kashmirtimes.in. Retrieved 2017-08-28.