Sharchchandra Muktibodh
# Sharchchandra Muktibodh

Sharchchandra Muktibodh (Devanagari: शरच्चंद्र मुक्तिबोध; 1921 – 21 November 1984) was a Marathi poet, novelist and literary critic from Maharashtra, India.

## Biography

Muktibodh was born in 1921. He completed his Master of Arts in 1947 from Nagpur University. He started his career as a deputy director in the language department of government. In 1957, he joined Nagpur Mahavidyalaya as a lecturer, from where he retired in 1979.

Muktibodh died on 21 November 1984. His elder brother Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh was also a poet and writer of Hindi literature.

## Literary works

### Novels

* Sarahadda (सरहद्द)
* Jan He Wolatu Jethe (जन हे वोळतु जेथे)
* Kshipra (क्षिप्रा)

### Collections of poems

* Nawi Malawat (नवी मळवाट)
* Satyachi Jat (सत्याची जात)
* Yatrik (यात्रिक)
* Muktibodhanchi Niwadak Kavita (मुक्तिबोधांची निवडक कविता)

## Awards

Muktibodh received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979 for his critical work Srushti, Saundarya Ani Sahityamoolya (सृष्टि, सौंदर्य आणि साहित्यमूल्य).

